Vahemõõtmeline

Vahemõõtmeline is an Estonian adjective used primarily in technical and scientific contexts to describe something that relates to interval-based measurement or to measurements that emphasize differences between values. The term is formed from vahe (difference, interval) and mõõtmeline (measurable, pertaining to measurement). In Estonian academic writing it can refer to data, scales, or methods that rely on the concept of intervals or differences rather than absolute counts.

In measurement theory and statistics, vahemõõtmeline is often used to characterize data or scales where the distances between values are meaningful. This aligns with the notion of interval-type measurement, where one can compare differences but there is not necessarily a true zero point. The term may appear in descriptions of scales, methods, or metric concepts that operate on intervals between observations.

Usage and examples vary by discipline. In statistics and psychometrics, discussions about interval-level data or interval scales may be described informally as vahemõõtmelised, emphasizing that the analysis depends on differences between values rather than only their order. In geometry or metric spaces, the phrase can appear in explanations of interval-based metrics or distance concepts that involve measurements across ranges rather than single quantities.

See also: vahe (difference), vahemik (interval), mõõt/mõõtma (to measure), mõõtmine (measurement), vahemõõtmine (interval measurement).