substitution class vs family

family vs substitution class

substitution class and family both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
substitution class	Yes	No	No	No
family	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, family is a hypernym of substitution class; that is, family is a word with a broader meaning than substitution class:

substitution class: the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
family: a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Other hypernyms of substitution class include category, class.

substitution class (noun)	family (noun)
the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)	primary social group; parents and children
	people descended from a common ancestor
	a social unit living together
	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
	an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
	a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
	a person having kinship with another or others

Difference between substitution class and family

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