tasoittuvat

Tasoittuvat is a Finnish verb form meaning they level out or become even. It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the intransitive verb tasoittua, which describes the process of becoming smooth or even, or things having their irregularities reduced. The concept is used both in literal, physical contexts and in figurative or statistical ones to indicate increasing uniformity.

In usage, tasoittuvat describes gradual changes toward a smoother state. It can refer to natural materials or surfaces that become flatter over time, as well as to data, measures, or conditions that converge toward similar values. For example: Kivet tasoittuvat ajan myötä, as the rocks even out over time. Tulokset tasoittuvat, kun mittaustavoitteet täyttyvät, meaning the results become more uniform as more data is collected.

Tasoittuvat is related to tasoittaa, which means to level out or smooth something, and tasoittua, which conveys the process of becoming level or smooth. The noun form tasoittuminen refers to the act of smoothing or leveling, and tasoittaminen denotes the process or technique of making something even.

The term appears across everyday language and technical writing, including geology, physics, and statistics, wherever a state of reduced variation or increased uniformity is described. See also tasoittua, tasoittaa, tasoittuminen.