Nominális

Nominális is a Hungarian term meaning nominal. It is used as an adjective in several disciplines to describe things that are named or stated rather than measured by real value. The term derives from the Latin nomen meaning name and is widely used in economic, statistical, and linguistic contexts.

In economics and finance, nominális refers to values stated at face value, not adjusted for factors such as inflation or purchasing power. Common uses include nominal value, nominal price, and nominal interest rate. Distinguishing nominal from real terms is central when discussing earnings, prices, or rates over time.

In statistics and data science, nominal data are categories that are only labels without intrinsic order or ranking. A nominal scale assigns names or labels to items such as color, nationality, or type. Analyses on nominal data rely on frequency counts and contingency tables rather than calculus of differences or orders.

In linguistics, nominál relates to nouns or noun phrases; nominal groups are built around a noun, and nominalization is the process of turning a verb into a noun. The term is used to describe grammatical structures whose core is a noun.

Usage varies by discipline, and nominális can appear in technical glossaries and field-specific texts. In general, it signals a naming or stated value rather than an adjusted or intrinsic quantity.