Összefüggek

Összefüggek is not a standard Hungarian term. In common usage, the intended word is összefüggések, a plural noun meaning connections, relationships, or correlations between elements in a system. When used correctly, összefüggés describes a relation that helps explain how parts of a whole relate to each other, or how one factor depends on another. The form összefüggek appears primarily as a nonstandard spelling or a simplified plural form found in informal writing, typographical errors, or dialect-influenced text. In formal Hungarian, the correct plural is összefüggések.

The term derives from összefüggés: össze- meaning together, függés meaning dependence or relation. The construction signals that elements do not function in isolation but are interrelated, with possible causal or correlational links. In academic contexts, összefüggések or összefüggés is used across disciplines to identify patterns, dependencies, or contextual relations among variables, events, or concepts. In statistics, “összefüggés” refers to the presence of a relationship between variables; in linguistics, it can describe how linguistic elements constrain each other; in history or literary studies, to discuss how events or motifs relate within a broader framework.

See also: összefüggések, kapcsolatok, ok-okozati összefüggések. Note on orthography: correct form is összefüggések; avoid összefüggek in formal writing.