Fogalompár

Fogalompár is a term used in Hungarian linguistics and philosophy to denote a pair of related concepts that together help define, delimit, or characterize a given notion. The concept combines fogalom (concept) and pár (pair) and is used to articulate dyadic relationships that structure meaning in semantic analysis, definition building, and knowledge organization. Its exact scope and usage vary by author and field, so it is not a fixed universal category.

In practice, fogalompárok are employed to express how two concepts relate to each other within a broader idea. Typical relations represented by fogalompárok include general versus specific, part versus whole, cause versus effect, object versus property, and form versus content. By pairing these related ideas, writers can clarify definitions, map conceptual structures, or guide didactic explanations. They also appear in ontologies, concept maps, glossaries, and terminological work as a way to organize knowledge.

Distinctions from related notions are important. A fogalompár is not the same as a collocation, which concerns habitual word co-occurrence, nor is it simply a synonym or antonym pair. Instead, it is a methodological or analytical construct used to illuminate relationships between concepts within a domain.

See also: fogalom, definíció, fogalomtérkép, terminológia, szemantika, kollokáció.