• Finnish: korvaaminen
• German: Ersatz

• Finnish: korvaaja, korvike
• German: Ersatz

• ttbc Dutch: vervanging
• ttbc German: Substitution
• ttbc Portuguese: substituição

Derived terms

• substitution cipher
• substitution reaction
• substitution rule

For Wikipedia Template Substitution, see

Substitution is the replacement of one thing with another. In mathematics:

• Substitution rule, in calculus
• Variable substitution, in first-order logic
• The substitution method of solving simultaneous equations
• Substitution property of equality, in mathematics
• Substitution cipher, in cryptography
• String substitution, in theoretical computer science

In science and technology:

• Substitution (chemistry), in organic chemistry
• Substitution method, in the testing of optical fiber
• Substitution mutation is synonymous with point mutation in genetics
• Virtual Reality as a substitute for Reality

In economics:

• Import substitution in trade
• Substitute good, in consumer theory

In medicine:

• Substitution therapy for opiates

In Analytic psychology:

• It is a defence mechanism where a person replaces one feeling or emotion for another.

Other uses:

• Chord substitution, in music
• Substitution (law), a legal right to change a judge that may be biased.
• Substitution (theatre), an acting methodology
• Substitutes, in sport
• Substitutionary Covenantal Representation in Biblical Theology

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