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operatiivisen

Operatiivinen is a Finnish adjective meaning relating to operations or the functioning of a system. It denotes the practical, execution-focused aspects of a task, as opposed to strategic planning or theoretical considerations. The form operatiivisen is its inflected form used before nouns, for example operatiivisen toiminnan kuvaus.

In everyday Finnish it is used across sectors to describe concrete execution and everyday functioning. In business

The term is flexible and its precise meaning depends on context, but it consistently signals a link

and
production
it
refers
to
the
day-to-day
operations
and
operational
processes,
highlighting
efficiency
and
the
practical
steps
needed
to
run
a
company.
In
military,
police,
and
security
contexts
it
describes
field
actions
and
planning
that
focus
on
immediate
execution,
such
as
operatiivinen
suunnittelu
(operational
planning)
and
related
tactical
activities.
In
science
and
research
it
appears
in
phrases
like
operatiivinen
määritelmä
(operational
definition),
where
a
concept
is
defined
by
observable
operations
or
measurements;
for
the
field
of
operations
research
the
standard
Finnish
term
is
typically
operaatiotutkimus
rather
than
operatiivinen
tutkimus.
In
information
technology
and
engineering
it
conveys
the
practical
functioning
of
a
system,
including
procedures
for
execution
and
the
handling
of
state
changes
as
systems
operate.
to
performing
or
enabling
concrete
operations
rather
than
high-level
theory.