substate
/ˈsʌbsteɪt/
noun
- A region or political division that is part of a larger state or country.
- Each substate in the federation has its own local government.
- The country is divided into several substates for administrative purposes.
- The substate of Bavaria has its own cultural traditions within Germany.
- A lower level of a state or condition; a secondary or underlying state.
- In physics, an electron can exist in a substate of energy.
- The computer program moves from one substate to another as it processes data.
- The system has a main state and several substates that activate under certain conditions.
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