alkuehdoin
Alkuehdoin is a term used in Finnish-language contexts to refer to the initial conditions of a model or dynamical system. It denotes the starting values from which the evolution of the system is determined. In deterministic models, specifying alkuehdoin is essential because many equations yield a unique future trajectory only when the initial state is known.
The word is formed from alkua meaning beginning and ehto meaning condition, and it is commonly used
In English-language literature, the concept is generally translated as “initial conditions.” Finnish researchers may refer to
See also: initial condition, boundary condition, state vector, model parameters.