pyöristettävän

Pyöristettävän is a Finnish word that translates to "to be rounded" or "that which is to be rounded" in English. It is the genitive plural form of the past passive participle of the verb pyöristää, meaning "to round" or "to round off."

This form is typically used in grammatical constructions where an object or a concept is indicated as being subject to the action of rounding. For example, it might appear in sentences discussing the rounding of numbers, the rounding of shapes, or the rounding of data. The genitive case suggests possession or relation, so "pyöristettävän" would refer to "of that which is to be rounded."

In mathematical contexts, pyöristettävän is often encountered when discussing rounding rules or procedures. A phrase like "pyöristettävän luvun säännöt" would mean "the rules for the number to be rounded." The word itself does not carry a specific mathematical value but indicates the grammatical role of a noun or concept within a sentence related to rounding.

The word is a good example of Finnish agglutination, where suffixes are added to a root word to convey grammatical information. The base verb is "pyöristää," which becomes "pyöristetty" (rounded) as a past passive participle. Adding the genitive plural suffix "-n" to the appropriate form results in "pyöristettävän."