Difference between Commutation and Substitution

What is the difference between Commutation and Substitution?

Commutation as a noun is a passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. while Substitution as a noun is the act of substituting or the state of being substituted

Commutation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange. Substitution of one thing for another; interchange. Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour. The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes. The reversal of an electric current.

Substitution

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the act of substituting or the state of being substituteda substitute or replacement(especially in organic chemistry) the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another

Example sentence: The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms... The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma.

We hope you now know whether to use Commutation or Substitution in your sentence.

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