kokonaisjakson

Kokonaisjakso is a Finnish term used in technical Finnish to denote the length or value of an entire cycle in a periodic process. The word is a compound of kokonais, meaning whole or complete, and jakso, meaning period or cycle. It is commonly found in mathematics, physics, and engineering discussions that center on periodic phenomena, especially where the cycle is treated as a whole rather than in parts. The form kokonaisjakson is the genitive singular, kokonaisjakso the nominative singular, and kokonaisjaksot the plural.

In usage, kokonaisjakso refers to the complete cycle of a repeating event, often described in relation to its duration or size in a given unit (time, steps, samples, etc.). It is typically contrasted with partial or fractional portions of a period. The concept is closely related to but distinct from the general idea of a period (jakso) by emphasizing the integrity of the full cycle.

Examples of usage in Finnish texts include references to the kokonaisjakson pituus (the length of the complete period) or the value associated with kokonaisjakson in a calculation. The term is most common in technical or academic Finnish literature and may be found in discussions of periodic signals, cyclical processes, and discrete-time systems.

See also: jakso (period), jaksollinen (periodic), jakson pituus (period length).