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zastpieniu

Zastępienie is a Polish noun meaning substitution or replacement, the act of replacing one element with another or of acting in place of someone else. The form zastpieniu is not standard in Polish and is typically considered a misspelling or dialectal variant of zastępienie or zastępstwo, depending on the context. In general usage, zastępienie covers the idea of an alternate taking the position or function of another.

Etymology and related terms: The word derives from zastęp- meaning substitute or deputy, with the suffix -ienie.

Applications in language and logic: In linguistics, zastępienie refers to replacing a noun phrase with a pronoun

Other domains: In cryptography, substitution involves replacing each element of plaintext with another element (as in

See also: zastępstwo, zastępca, substytucja.

Related
terms
include
zastępstwo
(the
act
or
position
of
a
substitute)
and
zastępca
(a
substitute
or
deputy).
The
root
also
appears
in
verbs
such
as
zastępować
(to
substitute
or
replace)
and
zastępować
się
(to
stand
in
for
someone).
or
demonstrative,
known
as
substitution.
For
example,
in
Polish:
Książka
leży
na
stole.
Ona
jest
czerwona.
Here
"Ona"
substitutes
for
"książka."
In
logic
and
mathematics,
substitution
(podstawianie)
is
a
method
for
solving
systems
of
equations
by
replacing
variables
with
expressions,
such
as
substituting
y
=
2x
into
x
+
y
=
3
to
obtain
3x
=
3
and
x
=
1,
then
y
=
2.
substitution
ciphers,
e.g.,
a
Caesar
shift:
HELLO
becomes
IFMMP
with
a
shift
of
+1).
In
law
and
administration,
zastępstwo
denotes
representation
by
a
substitute,
for
example
acting
on
behalf
of
an
attorney
or
official.