Plural of substitution
regular plural
The plural of substitution is substitutions.
Forms of substitution
| Singular | substitution /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | substitutions |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Substitutions in a sentence
- In this football tournament, three substitutions can be made during the match.
- BR thinking on such substitutions referred to "betterment", not profit or loss.2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43. From the entry thinking
- Covert stuttering is characterized by accessory features such as word substitutions, interjections, and stopping.1991, Kerry E. Lewis, “The Structure of Disfluency Behaviors in the Speech of Adult Stutterers,”, in Journal of Speech, Language and…. From the entry covert stuttering
- The search for partial text parallels is helpful in order to detext interchangeable substitutions.1988, Peter Masson, editor, Indiana 11, page 14. From the entry detext
- The first of these Boolian invariants is known to be an invariant for all linear substitutions.1964, Edwin B. Elliott, Algebra of Quantics, page 344. From the entry Boolian
Meaning of substitution
- noun The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
- noun A substitute or replacement.
- noun The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
Questions about the plural of substitution
- What is the plural of substitution?
- The plural of substitution is substitutions.
- Is substitution countable?
- Substitution is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
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