Egyenlít

Egyenlít is a Hungarian verb meaning to make two or more quantities equal or to bring them to the same level. It describes the act of adjusting values so that they match a standard, balance, or can be compared directly. The term is used in mathematics, science, engineering, statistics, and everyday language. It is a transitive verb and can take a direct object such as értékek (values) or mennyiségek (quantities).

Etymology: derived from egyenlő, meaning equal, with the causative suffix -ít, forming a verb that means to cause equality.

Contexts: in mathematics and equation solving, egyenlít may refer to making two expressions equal during a calculation; in physics or engineering to balance forces or loads; in data processing to align or normalize data. In image processing, histogram equalization is often referred to in Hungarian as hisztogram-egyenlítés.

Usage notes: the corresponding noun form is egyenlítés, which refers to the process of equalization; related adjectives include egyenlő (equal) and, depending on context, egyenlítő (balancer or, in geography, the equator).

See also: egyenlő, egyenlítés, egyenlítő.