"alternativity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: alternative + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alternative|ity}} alternative + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} alternativity (uncountable)
  1. A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities. Tags: uncountable Translations (representation of choice between two or more possibilities): alternatywność [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-alternativity-en-noun-N3gqdRgJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 35 9 Disambiguation of 'representation of choice between two or more possibilities': 90 7 4
  2. (mathematics) A term of magma used to describe identifiable properties in an algebraic structure. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-alternativity-en-noun-sItYbykf Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 39 49 12 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. The tendency to pursue an alternative, especially when the previous solution is less available or less desirable. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-alternativity-en-noun-o31PjGv7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: alternativeness, alternativism, alternaticity Translations (the quality of being alternative): alternatywność [feminine] (Polish), alternatividade [feminine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'the quality of being alternative': 43 15 42

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