back substitution

noun

A method of solving linear systems that have been transformed into row echelon form.

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Meanings

nounback substitution (countable and uncountable, plural back substitutions)

plural back substitutions

  1. countableuncountablelinear algebraA method of solving linear systems that have been transformed into row echelon form.
  2. countableuncountablecombinatoricsA method of solving recurrence relations.

Translations

Catalan substitució regressiva
  • substitució regressivaback substitution
Finnish takaisinsijoitus
  • takaisinsijoitusback substitution
Spanish sustitución regresiva
  • sustitución regresivaback substitution
Swedish återsubstitution
  • återsubstitutionback substitution
Cite this entry
APA

back substitution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20substitution

MLA

“back substitution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20substitution. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back substitution,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20substitution.

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