Yksiselitteistä

Yksiselitteistä is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective yksiselitteinen, meaning unambiguous or unequivocal. The term describes statements, interpretations, or conclusions that have a single, definite meaning and leave little room for doubt. In usage, yksiselitteistä is typically used with nouns in the partitive case, for example yksiselitteistä todistusaineistoa, meaning unambiguous evidence. The basic form in nominative singular is yksiselitteinen, and the nominative plural is yksiselitteiset.

The word is commonly employed in scientific writing, legal texts, journalism, and everyday language when precision and clarity are important. It can refer to data, rules, language, or conclusions that are free from ambiguity. Its opposites include epäselvä (unclear) and moniselitteinen (multivalent or having multiple meanings).

Usage notes: yksiselitteistä is a grammatical form used with non-countable or mass nouns and nouns in the partitive case; adjectives in Finnish agree with the noun they modify in number and case. In many contexts, the adjective emphasizes that there is a single correct interpretation rather than mere readability or obviousness.

Examples: Tulkinta on yksiselitteistä. Todistusaineisto on yksiselitteistä. Nämä tulokset ovat yksiselitteisiä.

Etymology: the term is a compound built from a form of yksi (one) and a root related to clarity or explanation, signaling that there is only one clear interpretation.