Askelmittainen

Askelmittainen is a Finnish adjective used to describe something that occurs in fixed steps or has a defined step size. It is formed from the words askel (step) and mittainen (measured, of a certain size), signaling a stepwise or discrete character.

The term is most often found in technical or academic contexts. In mathematics, metrology, or processes described as sequential, askelmittainen can refer to scales, measurements, or procedures that advance in equal increments. For example, a scale with equal steps may be called an "askelmittainen asteikko," and a workflow designed to proceed in distinct stages can be described as an "askelmittainen prosessi." The concept is also used in planning or analysis to emphasize staged progression rather than continuous change.

Usage notes emphasize that askelmittainen is a specialized descriptor and not a common everyday term. It tends to appear in technical writing, descriptions of measurement systems, or translations of "stepwise" concepts from other languages. In standard Finnish, it can be flexibly inflected to fit grammatical context, but readers may encounter it most clearly in context rather than in dictionaries.