Ajapõhises

Ajapõhises is an Estonian adjective meaning time-based or based on time. It is formed from aeg, meaning time, and põhine, meaning based on, and is used to describe approaches, systems, or analyses that are determined by time-related factors rather than by other criteria.

In Estonian usage, ajapõhises describes a relation to temporal factors and is commonly found in fields such as pricing, planning, and access control. For example, ajapõhises hinnastamises refers to time-based pricing, ajapõhises planeerimises to time-based planning, and ajapõhises ligipääsu kontrollis to time-based access control. The adjective can be used attributively with a following noun, as in ajapõhises süsteemis (in a time-based system). The term emphasizes temporality, including schedules, time windows, durations, and deadlines.

In English-language discussions, the concept is usually described as “time-based.” It is often contrasted with other bases such as event-based or quantity-based approaches, depending on the context.

See also

- temporal

- time-based pricing

- scheduling

- time window