substitution rule
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsubstitutionandrule
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substitution
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/us/ˌsʌb.stəˈtuː.ʃən/
the use of one person or thing instead ...
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rule
noun
uk/ruːl/us/ruːl/
an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed ...
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(Definition ofsubstitutionandrulefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One begins with a finite alphabet and asubstitutionrulewhich is used to define a space of symbolic sequences.
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It is easy to see that a generalsubstitutionruleis admissible in the above system.
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Finally, we define thesubstitutionrulein the last case.
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Thesubstitutionruleis still admissible, as in the following proposition.
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From this substitution equivalence, the followingsubstitutionruleis now easily verified.
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Essentially the only geometric content of this remark is the analog of thesubstitutionrule.
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Also, thesubstitutionrule(27) does not yield two words of equal length.
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Thesubstitutionruleleads to the following hierarchy of blocks.
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We therefore make three assumptions about thesubstitutionrule, which are satisfied by most of the interesting examples.
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Again, the collared tiles are named below it because thesubstitutionruledoes not force its border.
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Conversely, it is clear that anysubstitutionrulefor onedimensional tilings defines one for symbolic sequences.
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A collection of tilings is now defined by asubstitutionrule.
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Their orbits can be described in terms of a symbolism obtained from an equal lengthsubstitutionruleor the triadic odometer.
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We require that oursubstitutionrulerespects the cellular structure in the following sense.
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Thesubstitutionrulereads 0 111, (28) 1 01011111.
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Consider thesubstitutionrulebelow.
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Since the stripping rule results in a non-existent term in the lexicon, but thesubstitutionruledoes not, thesubstitutionruleis applied instead.
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Thesubstitutionruledemonstrates several common aspects of rules of inference.
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Similar to a stripping rule, asubstitutionrulereplaces a suffix with an alternate suffix.
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Note that this did not violate baseball's permanentsubstitutionrulein any way, as at no time did either player leave the game.
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