yhtenevää

Yhtenevä is a Finnish adjective meaning having the same size or shape, or being uniform and homogeneous. In mathematics and related fields, it is used to describe objects that are congruent or identical in the aspects under consideration, such as corresponding sides and angles. In everyday language the term is less common than synonyms like yhtenäinen or uniform, and is mainly found in technical or formal contexts.

Etymology and related forms: Yhtenevä derives from the root yhten- (from yhdentaitta, related to “together as one”) with the adjectival suffix -vä. The corresponding noun form is yhtenevyys, which denotes uniformity or congruence. The word is closely related to but not interchangeable with yhtenäinen, which is more common in general-use phrases describing uniformity.

Usage: In geometry, kolmiot ovat yhteneviä means the triangles are congruent, possessing equal corresponding sides and angles. The term can also appear in broader discussions of uniform distributions, similar figures, or consistent measurements across a set of objects. In everyday Finnish, speakers may prefer more common terms such as yhtenäinen or tasainen for general notions of uniformity, reserving yhtenevä for precise technical statements.

See also: yhtenevyys, yhtenäinen, tasainen.