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How to pronounce “alternating

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Practice the English pronunciation of alternating with real speech in context.
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Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical AgeOne is the alternating-current motor
Definition summary
present participle and gerund of alternate

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How to pronounce alternating

Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age

One is the alternating-current motor

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “alternating

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • present participle and gerund of alternate
  • [Adjective]
  • That alternates.
  • (mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
  • (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
  • (mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.

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