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substitution::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | permutation, replacement, switch, transposition |
| Type of | variation, fluctuation |
| Derivation | substitute |
substitution::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commutation, exchange |
| Type of | change |
| Has types | subrogation, ablactation, weaning, replacement, replacing |
| Derivation | substitute |
he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help.
Examples of substitution
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Player can be replaced without using a substitution but only 6 subs to be named.
From the guardian.co.uk
All you need then is one injury and you're limited to one tactical substitution.
From the theargus.co.uk
Electrophilic aromatic substitution is a general method of derivatizing benzene.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Well they say you should never make a substitution before defending a set-piece.
From the guardian.co.uk
Most EvangelicalProtestants interpret it largely in terms of penal substitution.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The only substantial change was the substitution of Indian officers for British.
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This seems to be an example of method substitution as described by Graham Jones.
From the newscientist.com
Tony Mowbray responded with a double substitution of his own in the 69th minute.
From the guardian.co.uk
The second step uses back substitution to find the solution of the system above.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
- The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
- (substitute) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- (substitute) put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
- (substitute) utility(a): capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
- Be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
- In algebra, the operation of substitution can be applied in various contexts involving formal objects containing symbols (often called variables or indeterminates); the operation consists of systematically replacing occurrences of some symbol by a given value.
- In a substitution reaction, a functional group in a particular chemical compound is replaced by another group . In organic chemistry, the electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution reactions are of prime importance. ...
- In calculus, integration by substitution is a method for finding antiderivatives and integrals. Using the fundamental theorem of calculus often requires finding an antiderivative. For this and other reasons, integration by substitution is an important tool for mathematicians. ...
