alternate vs real

alternate

adj
  • Other; alternative. 

  • Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence 

  • Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second. 

  • Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly) 

verb
  • To vary by turns. 

  • To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly. 

  • To perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation. 

  • To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with. 

noun
  • A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty. 

  • A replacement of equal or greater value or function. 

  • A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means. 

  • That which alternates with something else; vicissitude. 

  • Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns. 

real

noun
  • A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$. 

  • A coin worth one real. 

  • A commodity; see realty. 

  • Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies. 

  • A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942. 

  • A real number. 

  • One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages. 

adj
  • Absolute, complete, utter. 

  • Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal). 

  • Genuine, unfeigned, sincere. 

  • Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners. 

  • Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary. 

  • That has objective, physical existence. 

  • Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line. 

  • Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake. 

  • Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models. 

  • True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent. 

  • Relating to immovable tangible property. 

adv
  • Really, very. 

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