Skirtuotis

Skirtuotis is a Lithuanian verb that conveys the idea of becoming different or of differentiating. It is used to describe variation among items, groups, or phenomena, rather than sameness.

In descriptive, statistical, and scientific writing, skirtuotis expresses how characteristics vary within a dataset, population, or set of objects. It commonly appears in contexts such as linguistics, biology, economics, and social sciences to discuss differences across categories, times, or conditions. The term is typically applied to qualities that can be observed or measured, such as size, color, quality, or behavior.

Example usage in Lithuanian: Objektai gali skirtuotis pagal dydį. In English: Objects may differ in size. The phrase can be extended to compare multiple groups or conditions, for instance by stating how a variable skirts between values across samples.

Etymology and related terms: Skirtuotis derives from the root skirt- meaning to separate or distinguish, and it is part of a family of terms centered on difference, such as skirtumas (difference) and skirti (to distinguish or allocate). The word is used primarily in descriptive or analytical text to highlight variation rather than uniformity.

See also: skirtumas, skirti, skirtingas, diferenciacija. Notes: skirtuotis is a niche term in Lithuanian and may be encountered mainly in academic or technical writing dealing with variation, comparison, or categorization.