arvutatavale

Arvutatavale is the Estonian allative form of the participial adjective arvutatav, meaning computable or calculable. It functions as a case-marked modifier rather than a standalone noun, and it appears in technical and mathematical prose to indicate the target or recipient of a calculation.

Etymology and form: The word is formed from the verb arvutada (to calculate) with the participial suffix -atav (computable) and the allative ending -le, which marks direction toward or for a recipient. Thus arvutatavale literally means “to/for a computable [thing].”

Grammatical usage: In sentences, arvutatavale occurs with a noun in the allative case, most commonly describing objects that can be computed or determined by procedures. It is used predominantly in specialized contexts such as computability theory, algorithm analysis, and formal logic. For example, phrases like arvutatavale funktsioonile or arvutatavale probleemile are used to refer to a computable function or a computable problem, respectively, in a way that specifies the intended target of computation.

Semantic scope: The term signals computability as a property and is aligned with other related terms in Estonian such as arvutatav (computable) and arvutus (calculation). It is part of formal or scientific language and is less common in everyday speech, where simpler adjectives may be preferred.

See also: arvutatav, arvutus, computability theory, Estonian mathematical terminology.

References: This entry summarizes typical usage found in Estonian mathematical and computer science literature, where case-inflected forms of participial adjectives are regularly employed to describe computable objects and procedures.