substitution

Noun
  1. An event in which one thing is substituted for another (synset 107458361)
    "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
    is a type of: fluctuation, variation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
    same as: permutation, replacement, switch, transposition
  2. The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (synset 100197334)
    "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
    is a type of: change - the action of changing something
    subtypes:
    • replacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
    • subrogation - (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
    • ablactation, weaning - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
    same as: commutation, exchange

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