jakautumattomissa

Jakautumattomissa is a Finnish term formed as the inessive plural of the adjective jakautumaton, meaning undivided or non-dividing. The phrase literally translates to “in the undividing state” or “in non-dividing conditions” and is used in contexts where a group or state is not undergoing division or separation.

In biology, jakautumattomissa commonly describes cells, tissues, or developmental stages that are not actively dividing. It appears in discussions of the cell cycle, quiescence, or long-term storage states where cell division is arrested. For example, a sentence might read: Solut ovat jakautumattomissa tiloissa, mikä viittaa siihen, että solut eivät tällä hetkellä jakaudu. Such usage helps differentiate between actively proliferating and non-proliferating populations.

Outside biology, the form can be found in more general discussions about indivisibility or non-separation, though it is far less common. In everyday Finnish, other formulations (such as jakautuminen or jakautumaton) are often preferred depending on the exact meaning and domain. The term is primarily encountered in technical or scientific texts rather than in everyday language.

Etymology and morphology: jakautumattomissa is built from the base adjective jakautumaton (not dividing, indivisible) with the negative prefix and the standard inessive plural suffix -issa. This allows the word to function as a modifier in plural noun phrases or as part of a larger predicate in Finnish sentences.

See also: jakautua, jakautumaton, jakautuva.