Ko te whakakapi i tētahi taurangi o tētahi kīanga, o tētahi whārite rānei ki tētahi tau, ki tētahi atu kīanga rānei. Hei tauira, ina whakaurua te 5 hei whakakapi i te ‘a’ i te kīanga 3a, ka hua ko te 15 (3 x 5).
Replacing a variable in an expression or equation with a number or with another expression. For example, if 5 is substituted for ‘a’ in the expression 3a, 15 is the result.