monelleulotteisista

Monelleulotteisista is a Finnish neologism used to describe phenomena or models that incorporate multiple extents or dimensions. The form is typically encountered as a genitive plural, as in monelleulotteisista ilmiöistä, and derives from the adjective monelleulotteinen meaning “multi-extensive” or “spanning several scales.” The term is not yet standardized in dictionaries and appears mainly in academic Finnish texts.

Definition and scope: Monelleulotteisista denotes cross-scale or cross-domain characteristics, combining micro-, meso-, and macro-level processes, or integrating spatial, temporal, and conceptual extents. It is used in fields such as complexity science, ecology, urban planning, and climate studies to emphasize interdependencies across scales. The concept can apply to theories, models, or datasets that unify multiple dimensions of a problem.

Usage: In practice, it is used to describe models or phenomena that require consideration of several scales, for example “monelleulotteisista malleista” for models that integrate micro- and macro-level dynamics, or “monelleulotteisista ilmiöistä” for phenomena with multiple interacting extents. It is often discussed in relation to more established terms like multiscale or cross-scale methodologies.

History and reception: The term arose in Finnish scholarly writing during the 2020s and remains unevenly standardized. Some scholars see it as clarifying cross-scale reasoning, while others prefer existing English-language or Finnish alternatives such as multiscale or cross-scale terminology.

See also: multiscale modeling, cross-scale analysis, cross-disciplinary approaches.

References: The term appears primarily in a limited set of Finnish-language articles and theses, reflecting its status as a relatively new or niche concept.