Hányszoros

Hányszoros is a Hungarian quantitative adjective meaning “n-fold” or “multiplicity.” It is used to express that a quantity is a multiple of another quantity, typically by an exact integer, and it appears in both everyday language and formal writing.

Grammatical notes: The form is built from the interrogative adverb hányszor, “how many times,” combined with the suffix -os to yield elements such as kétszeres, háromszoros, ötvenszoros. When a specific multiple is stated, forms like háromszorosára or ötszörösére are used to mean “to three times” or “to five times” the reference quantity. The unqualified hányszoros often modifies nouns in phrases like hányszoros növekedés, indicating growth by an unspecified multiple.

Usage and examples: In mathematics, statistics, and economics, hányszoros conveys multiplicity relative to a baseline. Typical expressions include: A termék ára háromszorosára nőtt tavalyhoz képest (the price rose to three times as much as last year) and A bevétel ötszörösére nőtt (revenue increased fivefold). In more general language, hányszoros can denote growth by an unspecified multiple, as in hányszoros növekedés (multiplicative/multiplicity growth).

Notes: The term emphasizes proportionality rather than absolute value and can be used across various domains to compare quantities or to describe changes in terms of how many times larger or smaller one quantity is relative to another. See also fold or multiplicity in mathematical contexts for related concepts in other languages.