jelfolyam

Jelfolyam is a term used in Hungarian technical writing to describe the propagation of a signal through a system. Composed of the roots jel meaning “signal” and folyam meaning “flow,” it is typically employed as a descriptive phrase rather than as a formal, standardized concept in international literature.

In practice, jelfolyam refers to how an input signal moves through successive processing stages, such as amplifiers, filters, converters, and controllers, and how its characteristics are altered along the way. The idea is closely related to established notions like signal flow, signal path, or data flow, but the exact usage can vary by discipline and author. In electronics and electrical engineering, it may be used to discuss the sequence of blocks in a circuit or a block diagram. In signal processing, it can describe the movement and transformation of information through a processing chain. In control theory and systems science, jelfolyam can pertain to the information relay within feedback loops and state representations. In neuroscience, it might be used to refer to the spread of neural signals across circuits.

There is no single, formal theory named “jelfolyam.” Rather, it serves as a multilingual descriptor that emphasizes the route and transformation of signals within a system. When translating or comparing sources, English equivalents such as “signal flow,” “signal path,” or “data flow” are often used to convey the same idea.