Különbségének

Különbségének is a Hungarian noun-form used to express the genitive relation of the base noun különbség, meaning difference. The form translates roughly to “of the difference” in English and is commonly found in mathematical, statistical, and general descriptive phrases. It marks possession or attribution, linking the noun to another element in a sentence.

In practice, különbségének appears when one describes something that pertains to or is measured against the difference between two or more items. It is frequently followed by another noun indicating what is being described, such as abszolút értéke (absolute value) or nagysága (magnitude). For example, a typical mathematical expression is két szám különbségének abszolút értéke, which means “the absolute value of the difference between two numbers.” Other common collocations include a különbségének mérőszámai (the indicators of its difference) or a különbségének jelzése (the sign of the difference).

Morphologically, the word combines the root különbség (difference) with the possessive/genitive ending -ének, which conveys “of the difference” or “the difference’s.” This construction is part of standard Hungarian grammar and is widely used in formal writing, including mathematics, statistics, and analytic prose.

See also: Hungarian grammar, genitive case, abszolút érték, különbség.