satunnainen

sattua (“to happen by chance”) +‎ -nnainen. Coined by Finnish teacher and linguist Gustaf Erik Eurén in 1860.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑtunːɑi̯nen/,
• Rhymes: -ɑinen
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧tun‧nai‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧tun‧nai‧nen

satunnainen (comparative satunnaisempi, superlative satunnaisin)

1. coincidental, random (occurring as or resulting from coincidence; unpredictable; occurring for no particular reason)
2. (statistics, mathematics) random (involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution)
3. (accounting) extraordinary (not normal; unlikely to reoccur)

• “satunnainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja ‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03