minevikutulemust

Minevikutulemus is an Estonian noun meaning "past result" or "historical outcome." It is formed by minevik ("past") and tulemus ("result"). The term refers to the outcome of a process, event, or period as observed in the past and is commonly used in analytical contexts to denote a baseline or reference point for comparison with current results or forecasts.

In practice, minevikutulemus appears in business and finance, sports statistics, and academic research when describing what happened previously rather than what is expected. It can serve as a benchmark for evaluating performance, testing hypotheses, or calibrating models. The form is used in various cases depending on sentence structure; the nominative form is minevikutulemus, while the genitive/partitive form is minevikutulemust, and the plural minevikutulemused.

Examples include: "Ettevõtte minevikutulemus näitas kasvu viimase kvartali jooksul." "Uuringus kasutati minevikutulemust aluseks järgmise analüüsi jaoks." The term is neutral and widely understood in Estonian-language professional and academic writing.