järjestyksellinen

Järjestyksellinen is a Finnish adjective that means relating to order, sequence, or arrangement. It describes things that follow a fixed order or are organized in a particular sequence. The term can be used for both physical organization (for example, a järjestyksellinen lista) and informational structures (such as data arranged in a specified order). In linguistic and mathematical contexts, it characterizes sequential or ordered properties, as opposed to random or unordered ones. It is not typically used as the noun for ordinal numbers themselves; in Finnish, ordinal numbers are usually expressed with terms like järjestysluku (ordinal number) or numeroinnin järjestys, while järjestyksellinen describes the property of being ordered rather than a number type.

The word is formed from the noun järjestys (order, sequence) and the suffix -ellinen, which creates adjectives meaning "pertaining to" or "characteristic of." The adverb form is järjestyksellisesti.

Common usages include järjestyksellinen lista (an ordered list) and järjestyksellinen numerointi (numbering in a fixed order). The term helps distinguish between ordered data and unordered data, or between sequential steps and non-sequential steps in technical writing.

Examples:

- Kohteet esitetään järjestyksellisesti nousevaan järjestykseen. (The items are presented in ascending order.)

- Taulukko on järjestetty järjestyksellisesti vaiheittain. (The table is organized in sequential steps.)

Overall, järjestyksellinen is a descriptive term rather than a standalone naming category; its precise meaning depends on context within Finnish grammar and terminology.