eltéérést

Eltérés is a Hungarian noun meaning deviation, discrepancy, or departure from a norm, standard, or expected value. It comes from the verb eltérni, meaning to differ or diverge. In usage, eltérés denotes the difference between observed and expected quantities, as well as any departure from a plan, rule, or course of action. When used with a definite direct object, the form is eltérést, as in eltérést mutat ("shows a deviation").

In statistics and measurement, eltérés refers to the difference between a measured value and a reference or true value. In quality control, it is used to describe deviations from permitted tolerances (tolerancia-eltérés) and to assess conformity. In surveying, cartography, and navigation, eltérés can denote a discrepancy between actual positions or courses and planned ones.

In everyday language, eltérés also means a departure from expected behavior or policy, for example a deviation from the standard procedure or a digression from the topic of discussion. The term is common in formal writing, manuals, and research reports, but is also used in journalism and legal texts to describe nonconformities or divergences.

Related terms include eltérő (different, divergent) and the verb eltérni (to differ, to deviate). The concept overlaps with synonyms such as különbség (difference) and eltolódás (displacement) in specific contexts. See also domain-specific usages such as mérési eltérés (measurement deviation) in scientific and technical writing.