Matuojami

Matuojami is a Lithuanian adjective meaning "measurable" or "quantifiable." It is used to describe properties, quantities, or phenomena that can be determined by a measurement process with a defined level of precision. In scientific and technical writing, phrases such as matuojami dydžiai (measurable quantities) or matuojami parametrai (measurable parameters) are common.

The form matuojami is the masculine plural nominative; related forms include matuojamas (masc singular), matuojama (fem singular), and matuojamos (fem plural). The concept is built from the verb matuoti (to measure) with the participial suffix -jamas. In usage, matavimo context often specifies the instrument, method, and units that define what counts as a measurement.

In practice, whether something is matuojamas depends on operational definitions: a property is considered measurable if a concrete procedure exists to obtain a numeric or categorical value. Conversely, nematuojami describes attributes that cannot be directly measured and may require proxies, models, or theoretical constructs. The emphasis on measurability is central to experimental design, data collection, and statistical analysis, where clear measurement rules and units are essential for valid inference.

Related concepts include matavimai (measurements), matavimo vienetai (units of measurement), and measurement uncertainty. As a linguistic term, matuojami functions as part of Lithuanian descriptive grammar to describe agreement with nouns in number and gender.