Alternating

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Alternating may refer to:

Mathematics

Alternating form, a function formula in algebra
Alternating group, the group of even permutations of a finite set
Alternating series, an infinite series in which the signs of the general terms alternate between positive and negative
Alternating knot, a knot or link diagram for which the crossings alternate under, over, under, over, as one travels along each component of the link
Alternating map, the result of alternatization in mathematics
Alternating operator, a multilinear map in algebra

Alternating current, a flow of electric charge that periodically reverses direction

Alternating turns, the process by which people in a conversation decide who is to speak next