Epätasaisempi

Epätasaisempi is a Finnish adjective in the comparative form of epätasainen, meaning more uneven or less even. It describes a greater degree of irregularity, disparity, or uneven distribution in a surface, pattern, or dataset. The prefix ep- serves to negate tasainen (even), and the word is used across everyday language and technical contexts to compare levels of inequality or irregularity.

Form and related terms: The superlative form of epätasainen is epätasaisin, used to denote the most uneven. The noun form expressing the concept of unevenness is epätasaisuus. In practice, epätasaisempi can modify nouns such as jakauma (distribution), pinta (surface), or tulojenjako (income distribution).

Usage: Epätasaisempi is used to compare two or more items with respect to how evenly or unevenly they are distributed or arranged. It appears in contexts ranging from geography and ecology to economics and statistics, as well as in everyday language describing outcomes, patterns, or measurements that show greater irregularity than another reference.

Examples:

- Tulonjako on epätasaisempi tänä vuonna kuin viime vuonna. (Income distribution is more unequal this year than last year.)

- Maaston topografia on epätasaisempi vuoristoalueilla. (The terrain is more uneven in mountainous areas.)

- Pisteiden jakauma on epätasaisempi kuin normaalijakauma. (The distribution of the points is more uneven than the normal distribution.)

See also: epätasaisuus.