Mitoitettava

Mitoitettava is a Finnish term used to describe something that must be sized, proportioned, or allocated to fit constraints. It is formed from the verb mitoittaa (to size or proportion) with the passive present participle suffix -ttava. In practice, mitoitettava refers to a quantity, capacity, or dose that has to be determined as part of planning, budgeting, or risk assessment.

It is commonly used as an attributive adjective in phrases such as mitoitettava määrä (the quantity to be sized) or mitoitettava kapasiteetti (the capacity to be sized). The form can also appear as a nominalized noun in contexts where the item to be sized is the subject of a sentence. The term thus functions across planning and analysis workflows to denote the element that requires calibration or allocation.

Etymologically, mitoitettava comes from mitoittaa plus the -ttava suffix, which marks a non-finite passive participle. Related concepts include mitoitus, meaning sizing, calibration, or quota, and mitoitusperusteet, the criteria used for determining appropriate sizes or limits. In practice, mitoitettava expresses the idea of a constraint-driven target that must be established before a plan or action can proceed.

Common fields of use include project planning, engineering, healthcare, energy management, and public sector budgeting. It appears in contexts where resources, doses, or capacities must be determined to meet safety, cost, or performance constraints. Example sentence: Mitoitettava määrä on 1000 yksikköä. This reflects the core purpose of the term: identifying what must be sized to fit given limits.