optimoitava

Optimoitava is a Finnish adjective formed from the verb optimoida, meaning to optimize. It functions as a present passive participle used attributively to describe something that is to be optimized or that should be optimized. In technical and mathematical texts it is commonly attached to nouns such as muuttuja, parametri, or tavoite, producing phrases like optimoitavat muuttujat (variables to be optimized), optimoitava parametri (parameter to be optimized), or optimoitava tavoite (objective to be optimized).

The term is distinguished from optimoitu, the past participle meaning already optimized, and from words referring to the act of optimization, such as optimointi or optimoiminen. The use of optimoitava emphasizes future action or a current requirement within modeling, design, or algorithm development. It may appear in problem statements, constraints, or descriptions of what must be achieved by an optimization process. For example, "optimoitavat muuttujat määritellään seuraavaksi" translates to "the variables to be optimized are defined next," and "optimoitava tavoite on minimoida kustannukset" translates to "the objective to be optimized is to minimize costs."

Etymology traces to the verb optimoida plus the suffix -va, which forms a present passive participle used as an adjective. Related terms include optimoitu (optimized), optimoiminen (the act of optimization), and optimointi (the overall process). Optimoitava is widely understood in Finnish optimization, operations research, and related technical discourse.