alternativity

/AO0 L T ER1 N AH0 T IH1 V AH0 T IY0/
noun
  1. 1

    A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities.

  2. 2

    The tendency to pursue an alternative, especially when the previous solution is less available or less desirable.

  3. 3

    (mathematics) A term of magma used to describe identifiable properties in an algebraic structure.