asenduste

Asenduste is the Estonian term for substitutes, representing persons or things that take the place of others, either temporarily or as alternatives. The word derives from asendus (substitution) with the plural suffix -te, reflecting its use to denote multiple substitutes.

In everyday use, asenduste appear in several fields. In education, substitutes refer to stand-ins for teachers when regular staff are unavailable. In sports, substitutes are players who can replace starting players during a game. In science and technology, substitution describes replacing one component, element, or process with another, such as a substitution reaction in chemistry or a software component substitution in a system. In economics, the substitution effect describes how consumers switch to alternative goods when relative prices change.

Understanding the term requires recognizing its context, as asenduste can describe people who stand in, materials that replace others, or options chosen as alternatives. The concept of substitutes is thus multidisciplinary, linking social roles, technical replacements, and economic choices under a common idea of replacement and option.