Matemaatilised

Matemaatilised is the Estonian adjective meaning “mathematical.” It is formed from the noun matemaatika, Estonian for mathematics, and is used to describe nouns related to mathematics or to mathematical methods, concepts, or phenomena. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun in number and case; for example, matemaatilised mõisted (mathematical concepts) and matemaatilised operatsioonid (mathematical operations). The singular form is matemaatiline, while the plural nominative is matemaatilised.

The term covers a broad range of topics and applications, including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, probability and statistics, logic, and theory of computation, depending on the context. In educational and scholarly texts, matemaatilised is commonly used to label content, methods, models, problems, and results that have a mathematical basis, such as matemaatilised mudelid (mathematical models) or matemaatilised meetodid (mathematical methods).

Etymology and usage notes: the word is standard in Estonian and derives directly from matemaatika. It functions as a general descriptor rather than indicating a specific subfield. In translation, the English equivalent is mathematical, and the Estonian form matemaatilised is routinely applied to plural or plural-adjacent references.

Overall, matemaatilised serves as a core descriptor in Estonian for anything pertaining to the science of mathematics, its theories, and its practical techniques.