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järjestus

Järjestus is an Estonian noun that translates to order, arrangement, sequence, or system, depending on context. It denotes both the state of being ordered and the method by which items are arranged. The term is formed from the verb järjestama ('to arrange') plus the suffix -us, and it is cognate with related Finnic forms such as Finnish järjestys.

Use of the word spans several domains. In everyday language, järjestus can describe tidiness on a desk,

Nuances exist between languages and contexts: the same root may be expressed with different words (for example,

See also: order, sequence, organization, system.

a
planned
sequence
of
steps,
or
the
structure
of
a
timetable.
In
mathematics
and
computing,
it
refers
to
the
ordering
or
sequencing
of
elements
according
to
a
criterion,
such
as
ascending
or
descending
order,
or
the
organization
of
data
in
a
database.
In
linguistics,
it
can
denote
word
order
within
a
sentence.
In
social
sciences
and
governance,
järjestus
is
used
to
discuss
social
order,
institutional
arrangements,
and
the
coordination
of
activities
within
a
society.
focusing
on
organization
vs.
arrangement),
and
the
exact
sense
depends
on
modifiers
and
collocations.