tölulegar

Tölulegar is the feminine plural form of the Icelandic adjective tölulegur, meaning numerical or quantitative. It is used to describe information, data, measurements, or analyses that are expressed in numbers or involve numeric analysis. In neutral, formal writing, tölulegar typically precede feminine plural nouns, for example tölulegar upplýsingar (numerical information) and tölulegar aðferðir (quantitative methods).

Etymology and grammar: The root of the word is related to tala, meaning to count or number. The adjective is formed with the suffix -legur to produce tölulegur, with the feminine plural form tölulegar. Adjectives in Icelandic agree in gender, number, and definiteness with the nouns they modify, so tölulegar is used with feminine plural nouns, while masculine plural would take tölulegir and neuter plural would take töluleg or tölulegt depending on the noun.

Usage: The term is common in statistics, research, data reporting, and other fields that distinguish numeric from qualitative information. Examples include: “gagnasafnið inniheldur tölulegar upplýsingar,” “rannsóknin notaði tölulegar aðferðir,” and “greinin sýnir tölulegar vísbendingar um þróun.” It is not typically used with masculine or neuter nouns without adjusting the form to agree with the noun.

See also: tölfræði (statistics), tala (to count or number), tölur (numbers), tölu- as a prefix in related terms, and töluorð (numerals).