What does substituting mean?
Definitions for substituting
sub·sti·tut·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
subbing, substitutingnoun
working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
ChatGPT
substituting
Substituting generally refers to the act of exchanging, replacing, or swapping one thing, element, or component with another. This term is commonly used in several fields including math, cooking, and language where a variable, ingredient, or word is replaced with another to create a different outcome or result. Substitution is usually done to achieve a desired objective or solve a particular problem.
Webster Dictionary
Substituting
of Substitute
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of substituting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of substituting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of substituting in a Sentence
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In these countries, characterized by levels of policy support that are in between the other two models, grandparental child care is complementary to public policies rather than substituting them.
By substituting coal for LNG, they are trying to help alleviate the environmental problems they've had.
I'm replacing what other pilots would be doing with their hands and substituting that by doing it with my feet.
The FTC just doesn't sue media companies over their editorial policies, second-guessing whether a company is politically' neutral' would mean substituting a regulator's editorial decisions for a private company's — something the First Amendment forbids.
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