HyperDic: substitution_class

English > 1 sense of the expression *substitution class*:
NOUN	communication	substitution class, paradigm	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)

English > *substitution class*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	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).
Synonym	paradigm
Broader	class, category, family	A collection of things sharing a common attribute