operatiivse

Operatiivne is an Estonian adjective meaning related to operations or practical functioning. It denotes something that concerns how operations are carried out or is usable in practice. In philosophy and the sciences the term often appears in the sense of operational, as in operational definition, which in Estonian is operatiivne määratlus.

Common domains for the term include military and security contexts, where phrases such as operatiivne töö describe day-to-day investigative or intelligence activities, and policing, where operatiivne tegevus refers to operational operations. In business, logistics and manufacturing the word appears in expressions like operatiivne planeerimine (operational planning) and operatiivne juhtimine (operational management), emphasizing current operations, efficiency, and resource use. The phrase operatiivne määratlus is widely used in scientific and analytical writing to denote definitions based on observable operations.

Grammatical note: operatiivne is an Estonian adjective that declines like other such words. The form operatiivse appears in genitive singular or partitive contexts, for example operatiivse määatluse (of an operational definition) or operatiivse planeerimise (of operational planning). This form is common in formal and technical language when describing the attributes or relationships of a noun.

Etymology: operatiivne is built from the noun operatsioon (operation) with the adjective suffix -ne. The term aligns with cognate concepts in other European languages, often reflecting a formal or technical sense of relating to operations or performing tasks.