vakioksi

Vakioksi is the translative singular form of the Finnish noun vakio, meaning a constant, fixed value, or standard. The translative case in Finnish expresses becoming or turning into something, so vakioksi is used to indicate that a quantity or concept is being treated as a standard or constant.

Usage and context

Vakioksi is most common in mathematical, scientific, and technical writing. It signals that a parameter is designated as a constant. For example, phrases such as "Olkoon x vakioksi 5" (Let x be set as the constant 5) or statements like "arvo pidetään vakioksi" illustrate its function of defining or converting to a constant. In everyday language, the form is rarely needed, and simpler expressions are often preferred. In didactic or formal explanations, vakioksi helps to clearly separate the notion of a variable from a fixed value.

Grammatical notes

Vakio is a neuter noun, and vakioksi is its translative form, used after a noun to denote a change of state into that property. It is typically followed by a defined value or by context indicating the constant being established. While vakioksi appears mainly in technical prose, it remains a standard example of the Finnish translative expressing conversion or designation.

See also

Vakio; translatiivinen muoto; Finnish grammar; constant (mathematics).