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Substitution vs Swapping - What's the difference?

substitution | swapping | Related terms |

Substitution is a related term of swapping.


As nouns the difference between substitution and swapping

is that substitution is substitution, replacement while swapping is the act by which something is swapped; an exchange.

As a verb swapping is

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substitution

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of substituting or the state of being substituted
  • a substitute or replacement
  • (chemistry) (especially in organic chemistry) the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another

    • Derived terms

    * substitution cipher * substitution reaction * substitution rule

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    swapping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is swapped; an exchange.