Tasapainotettuja

Tasapainotettuja is Finnish, and it is the plural partitive form of the past participle tasapainotettu, meaning balanced or equilibrated. It describes objects, samples, or systems that have been brought into balance or adjusted to achieve balance. The form is used when referring to an indefinite or collective set of items in the partitive case.

Common use areas include statistics, engineering, and everyday language. In statistics, balanced samples are described as tasapainotettuja otoksia. In engineering and physics, components or masses that have been tuned to reduce vibration are described with tasapainotettuja massoja or tasapainotettuja osia. In broader contexts, the word can appear in discussions of balanced budgets, diets, or other measures aimed at maintaining equilibrium, although domain-specific terminology may be preferred in those fields.

Etymology and grammar: the term originates from the verb tasapainottaa (to balance). Tasapainotettu is the past participle, and tasapainotettuja is its partitive plural form, used with nouns in the partitive case. This form allows speakers to refer to a non-specific portion or collection of balanced items.

See also: tasapainotus, tasapainottaminen, tasapainoinen.

Examples:

- Tutkijat käyttivät tasapainotettuja otoksia varmistaakseen, että tulokset eivät kärjisty ryhmäkoosta.

- Koneen osia säädettiin siten, että massat olivat tasapainotettuja ja vibratio vähentyi.