mätningens

Mätningens is the genitive form of the Swedish noun mätning, used to indicate possession or relation to a measurement. The base meaning of mätning is measurement, the act of measuring, or the result of measuring, and the word is widely used in science, engineering, statistics, and everyday language.

Form and grammar: mätning is a common gender noun. The indefinite singular is en mätning, the definite singular is mätningen, and the genitive (possessive) form is mätningens, formed by attaching the possessive -s to the definite form. Plural forms are mätningar (indefinite) and mätningarna (definite). The possessive -s can attach to the definite form to yield mätningens, as in expressions of ownership or attribution.

Usage examples: mätningens noggrannhet (the measurement’s precision), mätningens resultat (the measurement’s result), mätningens felkällor (the measurement’s sources of error). In many contexts, especially in technical writing, speakers may prefer phrasing such as resultatet av mätningen or noggrannheten i mätningen, but mätningens is correct and natural in established expressions.

Context and scope: mätningens appears primarily in written and formal Swedish, where a specific measurement is being discussed and its attributes or consequences are being described. It is part of the broader domain of metrology, data collection, and quality assurance, where precise attribution to the measurement process is important.

Notes: The term emphasizes the relationship to a particular measurement rather than to measuring in general, making it useful for focusing on properties like precision, uncertainty, or outcomes tied to a specific measurement event.