Kokonaislukuiset

Kokonaislukuiset is a Finnish mathematical adjective used to describe objects that have integer values or consist of integers. It is formed from the noun kokonaisluku (integer) with the adjectival suffix -inen, and its plural form is kokonaislukuiset. In practice, the term is applied to values, coefficients, or data elements that are integers, for example kokonaislukuiset arvot (values that are integers) or kokonaislukuiset kertoimet (integer coefficients).

In mathematical and computational contexts, kokonaislukuisia describes sets, sequences, matrices, or functions restricted to integers. The standard term for the set of integers is kokonaisluvut; kokonaislukuiset describes properties or elements related to that concept rather than introducing a separate numerical category. For instance, one might refer to a data set as containing kokonaislukuisia arvoja or a polynomial with kokonaislukuiset kertoimet, depending on the context.

Usage notes: to indicate that a function or quantity takes only integer values, Finnish speakers often use phrases like arvot ovat kokonaislukuja (values are integers) or arvojen kokonaislukuarvot (integer-valued outputs) rather than a single fixed adjective. The term kokonaislukuiset is thus most common in descriptive phrases about data, coefficients, or measurements that are constrained to integers.

See also: kokonaisluku, kokonaisluvut, rationaaliset luvut, reaaliluvut, matemaattiset käsitteet.