'Alternate' means 'one following on from the other'. So 'alternating' current describes a current that flows first in one direction, then in the other. Not to be confused (although it often is!) with 'alternative', which means 'a choice between two', as in 'We could either go this way, or we could choose the alternative route'.
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∙ 13y agoAlternative means 'another way'. Alternative medicine is another way of practicing besides western (allopathic) medicine, in which medications are prescribed and surgeries are performed. Alternative medicine includes herbology, massage, Bach flower remedies, homeopathic medicine and naturopathy, among others.
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∙ 8y agoAn alternative is a choice between two possibilities, the other possibility from one already posited, or a situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities.
As an adjective, "alternative" can mean "outside of the mainstream", such as alternative medicine, alternative music.
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∙ 8y agoAlternative means something with other options available to it. ex: Any alternative ideas guys for our business.
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∙ 11y agoAlternation is the noun form of the base word "alternate". As a verb, "alternate" means "to swap between two or more positions or options on a regular basis" or "to change positions".
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an alternative to electric like solar power
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Alternative Minimum Tax
ALT is short for alternative.
Alternative Minimum Tax
You mean legal.
If the teacher asks for alternative words for a given word or words then he's asking for some synonyms or other words that mean the same as the ones you have.
in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
An alternative fuel is a fuel one could use besides the standard or common fuels, like gasoline.
The null hypothesis is that there is no change in the population mean while the alternative hypothesis is that there is a change in the mean. The null hypothesis is stated as Ho:Mu=? in statistics while the alternative hypothesis is stated as Ho:Mu(<,>,≠)? depending on whether you are looking for mu to be greater, less than, or not equal to population mean.
You probably mean ruba'iyat (alternative spelling rubaiyat). It means a collection of Persian poetry referred to as ruba'i (alternative spelling rubai).
It is the email address for when you become a pawn star