jatkuvuutena

Jatkuvuutena is the essive form of the Finnish noun jatkuvuus, meaning continuity. In Finnish, the essive case expresses a temporary state or a role, roughly translating to “as continuity” or “in the capacity of continuity.” Thus jatkuvuutena is used when the concept of continuity is being treated as a property, condition, or perspective within a sentence, rather than as a standalone noun.

In practice, jatkuvuutena appears in formal or technical Finnish, including mathematical, philosophical, and linguistic contexts, to discuss something in terms of its continuity. The construction is grammatical rather than a separate technical term; its exact sense depends on the surrounding material. For example, one might speak of a statement being considered jatkuvuutena of a limit process, meaning it is examined with regard to continuity.

The form is created by adding the essive suffix -na/-nä to jatkuvuus; it is one of several essive forms that express “as X” or “in the role of X.” Related terms include jatkuvuus (continuity) and other essive forms used to denote roles or states in Finnish grammar.

In summary, jatkuvuutena denotes the notion of continuity as a property or perspective within Finnish discourse, and is primarily a grammatical construction rather than a distinct mathematical object.