Arvutatavaid

Arvutatavaid is Estonian an adjective form used to describe nouns that can be calculated or computed. It is the partitive plural form of arvutatav and is commonly found in mathematical, statistical, and computing texts. For example: arvutatavaid suurusi, which means quantities that can be calculated.

Etymology: the word is derived from the verb arvutama, “to calculate,” with the adjectival suffix -atav meaning “able to be.” When describing plural nouns in the partitive case, the form changes to arvutatavaid.

Usage and meaning: the term marks objects that admit calculation by an algorithm or finite procedure. It is used in mathematics to distinguish calculable quantities or computable functions from those lacking an algorithmic method. In computer science, arvutatavad funktsioone are functions for which there exists an algorithm that returns the value for any valid input in finite time.

Examples: arvutatavaid funktsioone (computable functions), arvutatavaid väärtusi (computable values), arvutatavaid suurusi (calculable quantities). The phrase is common in formal writing, proofs, and discussions of algorithmic solvability.

See also: arvutus, arvutatavus, arvutusteooria.