eriytyneet

Eriytyneet is a Finnish adjective formed from the verb eriytyä, meaning to diverge or separate. In standard Finnish, eriytyneet is the plural past participle, used to describe subjects that have become differentiated or divergent from others. The related noun eriytyminen denotes the process of divergence, differentiation, or separation. The term is common in scientific and scholarly Finnish, but it is also used more generally to describe patterns of separation or differentiation.

In biology, eriytyminen refers to the genetic and phenotypic differentiation of populations, typically as a result of reduced gene flow, natural selection, geographic isolation, or genetic drift. When populations accumulate differences, they may be described as eriytyneet populaatiot. If divergence continues to the point that reproductive isolation occurs, speciation may result, or lajien eriytyminen. In evolutionary literature, different geographic modes of divergence are discussed, such as allopatric eriytyminen and sympatric eriytyminen.

In linguistics, eriytyneet kielet or eriytyneitä murteita describe languages or dialects that have diverged from a common ancestor, reducing mutual intelligibility. The term is also used in sociology and other social sciences to denote segregated or differentiated groups, regions, or systems. Overall, eriytyneet conveys the idea of comparative separation and distinctiveness that has arisen through processes over time.