uppmätt

Uppmätt is a Swedish adjective and past participle used to indicate that a measurement has been carried out and recorded. It is commonly encountered in technical, scientific, and surveying texts to describe values that have been obtained through measurement rather than estimated.

Etymology and form: The word is a compound built from the prefix upp- and the participle mätt (derived from mäta, “to measure”). The upp- prefix signals completion or up-to-date status, conveying that the measurement has been performed and documented.

Usage and meaning: In practice, uppmätt is used to label measurements, often in conjunction with units and sometimes with an uncertainty estimate. Examples include “den uppmätta höjden är 12,3 meter” and “höjden är uppmätt till 12,3 meter.” It is commonly found in field notes, technical reports, and data tables. In reporting, uppmätt values are typically presented with associated metadata, such as measurement method and error margins.

Relation to related terms: Mätt (measured) is a more general form and can describe something that has been measured without explicit emphasis on the act of measuring. Uppmätt emphasizes that the measurement has been performed and recorded, often within a documented workflow or study.

See also: Measurement, Metrology, Surveying, Data quality, Data reporting.