Arvutuslikust

Arvutuslikust is a form connected to the Estonian noun arvutuslikkus, which denotes the computational nature or quality of something. In ordinary language, arvutuslikkus describes characteristics related to calculation, computation, or algorithmic processing. The related adjective arvutuslik means “computational” or “calculation-related,” and several noun phrases in Estonian are built from this base.

In scholarly and technical usage, arvutuslikkus appears in discussions of computer science, mathematics, logic, and cognitive science to indicate that a process, model, or theory can be understood or implemented through calculation or algorithmic procedures. The term is often contrasted with other, more human-centric or non-computational perspectives, such as biological, intuitive, or creative approaches. A common contemporary usage is in the compound arvutuslik mõtlemine, translated as computational thinking, which emphasizes problem-solving through abstraction, decomposition, and systematic calculation.

Relation to other terms is straightforward: arvutuslikkuse as a noun expresses the quality of being computational; arvutuslik as an adjective describes computational properties; and algorithmiline refers more specifically to algorithm-based methods. In Estonian texts, arvutuslikkus and its derivatives appear alongside terms like arvutusprotsess, arvutusteadus, and algoritmiline, within mathematics, computer science, philosophy of mind, and data science.

See also: arvutus, arvutusteadus, algoritmiline, arvutuslikkus, computational thinking. The term arvutuslikust functions as an inflected form used in various grammatical constructions to convey relations such as “of the computational nature” within a sentence.