Why does jQuery .change() not fire on radio buttons deselected as a result of a namesake being selected?

Question

If I have several radio buttons of the same name, only one can be selected at any one time. When one becomes selected, any namesakes lose their selection. I\'m intrigued as

Answer 1

There is only 1 change event... you changed from "old selection" to "new selection".

Keep in mind that although you have multiple "elements" they are all part of the same form element (as defined by the name attribute).