Alternatives
Alternative or alternate may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
- Alternative (Kamen Rider), a character in the Japanese TV series Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Alternative comedy, a range of styles used by comedians and writers in the 1980s
- Alternative comics, a genre of comic strips and books
- Alternative media, media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication
- Alternative reality, in fiction
- Alternative title, the use of a secondary title for a work when it is distributed or sold in other countries
Music
- Alternative (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys
- The Alternative (album), an album by IAMX
- "Randy Scouse Git" (released as "Alternate Title" in the UK), by the Monkees, 1967
- "Altern-ate", song by H-el-ical//, 2020
Genres
- Alternative country
- Alternative dance
- Alternative hip hop
- Alternative metal
- Alternative R&B
- Alternative reggaeton
- Alternative rock, also known as "alternative music" or simply "alternative"
- Indie pop, sometimes known as "alternative pop"
- Indie folk, sometimes known as "alternative folk"
Culture and society
- Alternate (sports), a replacement or backup for a regular or starting team player
- Alternative culture, a variety of subcultures existing along the fringes of mainstream culture
- Alternative dispute resolution, processes and techniques outside the traditional mainstream of jurisprudence
- Alternative fashion, for example Gothic fashion, Punk fashion, Fetish fashion
- Alternative lifestyle, a lifestyle that is not within the cultural norm
- Alternative medicine, healing practice that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine
Education
- Alternative education, non-traditional education
- Alternative school, a school geared towards students whose needs cannot be met in a traditional school
Mathematics and science
- Alternative algebra, an abstract algebra with alternative multiplication
- Alternativity, a weaker property than associativity
- Alternate leaves, a classification in botanical phyllotaxis
Other uses
- Alternative investment, investment other than stocks, bond (finance), money funds, and cash