Átlagosan

Átlagosan is a Hungarian adverb meaning on average or typically. It is used to express a mean level across a group or a general tendency in data, rather than a statement about a single case.

The word is formed from the adjective átlagos (average, typical) with the suffix -osan, which creates adverbs indicating manner. The related noun is átlag, meaning the arithmetic mean or average value.

In practice, átlagosan is common in statistical writing, journalism, and everyday language. Examples:

- Az adatok átlagosan 3,2%-kal növekedtek. (The data increased, on average, by 3.2%.)

- A felmérés szerint az érintettek átlagosan 40 év körüliek. (The survey indicates that the affected people are, on average, around 40 years old.)

- Az árak átlagosan öt ezer forinttal emelkedtek. (The prices rose, on average, by five thousand forints.)

Nuances: átlagosan emphasizes a mean value or typical level over a group, not a single observation. It is often contrasted with extremes or variability described by other statistical terms such as szórás (standard deviation). While átlagos is an adjective describing something as average, átlagosan specifically marks the manner of occurrence.

See also: átlag (noun), átlagos (adjective). Related concepts include általában (usually) and medián (median), which can be used to discuss central tendency in different ways.