substitution vs transposition

transposition vs substitution

substitution and transposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
substitution	Yes	No	No	No
transposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, substitution and transposition are synonyms defined as:

substitution and transposition: an event in which one thing is substituted for another

Other synonyms of substitution include permutation, replacement, switch.

substitution (noun)	transposition (noun)
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:	the act of reversing the order or place of
an event in which one thing is substituted for another	(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
	(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
	(electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
	(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
	an event in which one thing is substituted for another
	any abnormal position of the organs of the body

Difference between substitution and transposition

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