Matemaattisella

Matemaattisella is a Finnish grammatical form of the adjective matemaattinen, meaning mathematical. It is the adessive singular form used to modify a noun in the adessive case, typically to express manner or means. The phrase matemaattisella tavalla, for example, means “in a mathematical way,” and matemaattisella logiikalla means “with mathematical logic.” The form is part of Finnish inflection, where adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case.

In practice, matemaattisella is not a standalone concept but a morphologically inflected variant of matemaattinen. It is used when the modified noun is in the adessive case, often paired with nouns such as tapa, logiikka, or lähestymistapa to indicate the manner or method employed. For emphasis on the manner rather than the noun, the adverb matemaittisesti is used instead, as in ratkaisun todettiin matemaattisesti.

Common in education, science, and research writing, matemaattisella helps describe how something is approached or justified using mathematical means. Its meaning remains closely tied to mathematics and logic, rather than introducing new concepts on its own. For translations, matemaattisella is often rendered as “with a mathematical …” or “in a mathematical …,” depending on the noun it accompanies.

See also: matemaattinen, matemaattisesti, matemaattinen logiikka.