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substitution

• in algebra, the substitution of numbers for letters.
• the substitution of numbers for variables to simplify
or solve expressions and equations, e.g.

x + y =10 ... if x = 7
7 + y = 10
y = 3

EXAMPLES:
standard deviation


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