Mitattuja

Mitattuja is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the plural partitive form of the past passive participle mitattu, derived from the verb mitata (to measure). It functions as an adjective within noun phrases to indicate that the referenced noun has been obtained through measurement.

In usage, mitattuja modifies plural nouns in the partitive case. It is common in scientific and data-reporting language to refer to data or quantities that have been measured rather than estimated. Examples include mitattuja arvoja (measured values), mitattuja etäisyyksiä (measured distances), and mitattuja tuloksia (measured results). The form signals empirical reliability of the data and distinguishes them from approximated or inferred figures.

Etymology and morphology: mitattu is formed from mitata with the suffix -ttu, giving the past passive participle. The plural partitive form for the participle is mitattuja. The form is almost always used in noun phrases and not as a standalone noun; it requires a head noun in the partitive case, such as arvoja or etäisyyksiä.

Related concepts include mitata (to measure), mittaus (measurement), and arvoituja or arvioituja (estimated values), which contrast with mitattuja values to mark the difference between empirical measurements and estimates. In Finnish technical writing, mitattuja values are a common way to specify data that come directly from observation or instrumentation.