alternativity en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alter Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin alternus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin alternō Latin alternātus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin alternātīvusder. Middle French alternatifbor. English alternative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English alternativity From alternative + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities.
- (uncountable) A term of magma used to describe identifiable properties in an algebraic structure.
- (uncountable) The tendency to pursue an alternative, especially when the previous solution is less available or less desirable.
Relateds
alternativeness · alternativism
Translations (3)
pl alternatywność (representation of choice between two or more possibilities) · pt alternatividade (the quality of being alternative) · pl alternatywność (the quality of being alternative)