Mittattavissa

Mittattavissa is a Finnish adjective form used to describe something that can be measured or subjected to measurement. It is built from the noun mitta (measurement) with the suffix -ttava, which marks potential or capability, and is inflected further with the inessive -ssa to convey a state of being measurable. In practical usage, mittattavissa is often encountered in technical, scientific, or data-analytic contexts.

Usage and meaning

Mittattavissa denotes that a property, value, or process is capable of being quantified with available methods or instruments. It emphasizes the feasibility of measurement and, in some cases, the reliability or appropriateness of the measurement approach. The term is common in formal writing, research reports, and specifications, where precise statements about measurability are important.

Relation to related terms

mittattava is the basic form meaning “measurable” or “to be measurable.” mittattavissa is most often used to describe a state or condition: something is mittattavissa, i.e., it can be measured within a given framework. Related concepts include mitattavuus (measurability), mitata (to measure), and mittaus (measurement). In everyday Finnish, more common alternatives to describe measurability are mitattavissa or mitattava, depending on the construction.

Examples

- Tämän ilmiön mittattavissa oleva arvo voidaan määrittää useilla eri mittausmenetelmillä.

- Tutkimus kartoittaa mittattavissa olevia muuttujia ja niiden luotettavuutta.

Notes

Mittattavissa is a relatively formal or technical term. In many contexts, mitattavissa or mitattava may be preferred for typical prose, while mittattavissa appears in methodological or standards-related language.

See also

mitattava, mitattavuus, mittaus, mitta, mittaustarkkuus.