rozpätia

Rozpätia is the plural form of the Slovak noun rozpätie, which denotes a span, interval, or range. It is used to describe the extent between two limits in time, space, value, or other measured quantities. In technical and scientific contexts, rozpätia describe how wide or long a particular interval is, and they can refer to multiple such intervals within a single discussion.

In mathematics and statistics, rozpätie commonly means the range of a data set: the difference between the maximum and minimum values. For example, for a set of values 3, 7, 12, the rozpätie is 9 (12 minus 3). This use conveys the overall spread of the data, independent of the distribution’s shape.

Rozpätia also appear in other domains. In engineering and manufacturing, they describe tolerance ranges for dimensions or performance, such as the permissible rozpätie of a component’s diameter. In meteorology and ecology, rozpätia refer to the observed ranges of temperature, rainfall, or population metrics over a period or across regions. In everyday language, it can describe any interval of time, distance, or quantity between two endpoints.

Usage notes: rozpätia is typically used with modifiers or qualifiers to specify the context (time, distance, value, tolerance, etc.). The term emphasizes the extent or width of an interval rather than its internal structure. While broadly analogous to “range” or “span” in English, its precise meaning depends on the domain.