materiaalisoituja

materiaalisoituja is Finnish for “materialized ones,” the plural form of materiaalisoitunut. The term comes from materiaalisoida, meaning to materialize or to give material form to something. It describes objects, phenomena, or states that have taken tangible form from something non-material, such as an idea, data, or a virtual construct.

In usage, materiaalisoituja appears mainly in academic, critical, or technical contexts and is part of a broader family of phrases around materialization. The form often appears with a noun that it describes, for example materiaalisoituja kappaleita (materialized pieces) or materiaalisoituja ideoita (materialized ideas). The related participles materiaalisoitunut and materiaalisoituneet are common in everyday and formal Finnish, while materiaalisoituja is the plural form used with plural nouns.

Typical contexts include philosophy, media theory, and science fiction, where discussions may focus on how abstract concepts, plans, or digital constructs are converted into physical or observable forms. In information technology and databases, a closely related concept exists in Finnish as materiaalisoidut näkymät, referring to materialized views, though this technical term is often used with its own domain-specific nuance.

See also: materiaalisoituminen (the process of materialization); materialization (in broader philosophical or scientific discourse).