yleissivittävä

yleissivittävä is a Finnish term that translates to "generally pervasive" or "widespread" in English. It is often used to describe a phenomenon, characteristic, or trend that is present across a broad spectrum of a given population, system, or context. The term implies a lack of exclusivity, indicating that something is not confined to a small group or a specific area but rather affects a significant majority or all of the subject.

In everyday language, yleissivittävä can be applied to various situations. For example, if a particular opinion or attitude is held by most people in a country, it could be described as yleissivittävä. Similarly, if a certain technological advancement is adopted by a vast majority of businesses, its influence might be termed yleissivittävä within that industry.

The concept also appears in more specialized fields. In linguistics, a grammatical feature that is used by nearly all speakers of a language might be considered yleissivittävä. In sociology, a cultural norm that is widely accepted and followed by most members of a society exemplifies being yleissivittävä. The key aspect of yleissivittävä is its broad applicability and lack of significant exceptions within the defined scope. It signifies a commonality that reaches far beyond isolated occurrences.