Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Alternating; specifically, in geology, composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
- noun In mathematics, a determinant all the elements of each row (or column) of which are functions of one variable different from that of any other row (or column), while the elements of any one column (or row) are like functions of the different variables. Such, for example, is
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Alternating from one row of a matrix to another. - adjective geology Composed of alternate layers, like certain rocks.
- noun linguistics An
alternate form orallomorph . - noun mathematics A
determinant which is analternating function .
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Examples
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Mr. Obama wants no off shore drilling nor drilling in the ANWR, this alone will leave us dependant on foreign oil and alternant energy (AE) sources.
Into the Wild ... 2008
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The paradigm that you give for *ǵʰésr- is talked about in Fortson's above-mentioned book on page 112 and there is no mention of a bizarre alternant **ǵʰsér- as you claim, even despite his pointing directly to the Hittite form kissaras in the same paragraph.
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The paradigm that you give for *ǵʰésr- is talked about in Fortson's above-mentioned book on page 112 and there is no mention of a bizarre alternant **ǵʰsér- as you claim, even despite his pointing directly to the Hittite form kissaras in the same paragraph.
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Je comate sur le canapé toute la matinee, toute la journee alternant des crise de vomissement et de diarrhee aigue.
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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Torpid Liver, Affections of the Kidneys, Chronic Cutaneous Diseases, Scrofula, Neuralgia, Secondary and Teritary Syphilis, Nephritic and Calculous Disorders, and most Diseases peculiar to females; together with such other chronic complaints wherein alternant and eliminative agency affords relief.
The Warm Springs, Madison County, Western North Carolina. Howerton & Klein, Proprietors. Hot, Warm, Tepid and Cold Baths W. H. Howerton 1880
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In this regard, graphene has been referred to as an infinite alternant (only six-member carbon ring) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH).
Haddock Links blackbeltjones 2010
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: A class of parameterised error-correcting codes which are a special case of alternant codes.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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: A class of parameterised error-correcting codes which are a special case of alternant codes.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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: A class of parameterised error-correcting codes which are a special case of alternant codes.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Check with Go Daddy to see if they have alternant port settings.
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