Suurmahulist

Suurmahulist is the partitive singular form of the Estonian adjective suurmahuline, meaning “high-volume” or “large-scale.” It is used to describe phenomena, data, or activities that involve a large quantity or extent. In everyday and technical language, suurmahulist appears in phrases that refer to large-scale datasets, campaigns, processes, or operations.

Etymology and grammar

The term suurmahuline is formed from the words suur (large) and mahtu/maht (volume), with the typical Estonian adjective suffix -line indicating characteristic. The form suurmahulist is the partitive singular form, used after verbs that require partitive objects or in constructions where the noun is in the partitive case. Adjectives in Estonian agree with the noun they modify in case, number, and definiteness, so the ending changes accordingly in other contexts (e.g., suurmahuline andmeteadus, suurmahuline kampaania).

Usage

Suurmahulist is common in data science, information technology, business, and public discourse. It describes things involving large data volumes or wide scope, such as:

- suurmahulist andmestikku (large-scale dataset)

- suurmahulist kampaaniat (large-scale campaign)

- suurmahulist infotöötlust (large-scale information processing)

In Estonian text, suurmahuline concepts often appear in discussions of "suurandmed" or "big data" contexts, emphasizing scale and complexity rather than quality alone.

Seotud mõisted

- suurmahuline (adjective form meaning large-scale)

- andmestik (dataset)

- andmetöötlus (data processing)

- suurusmaht/maht (volume)

Note: The term is descriptive and context-dependent, without a fixed, standalone definition beyond indicating large scale or volume.