Relative

Relative

Relative can refer to:
*Kinship, the principle binding the most basic social units society. If two people are connected by circumstances of birth, they are said to be "relatives"

Physics

*Relativity as a concept in physics (for example Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity)
*Relative angular momentum, astronomy
*Relative density
*Relativity drive, propulsion
*Relative humidity, meteorology/physics
*Relative decibel, acoustics
*Relative effectiveness factor, demolitions
*Relative intensity noise, optics
*Relative motion, kinematics
*Relative permeability, fluid dynamics
*Relative pressure
*Relative thermal resistance
*Relative velocity
*Relative viscosity
*Relative wind, aeronautics

Mathematics

*Relatively complemented lattice, lattice theory
*Relative risk, statistics and epidemiology
*Relative standard deviation, statistics
*Grothendieck's relative point of view, category/scheme theory

Topology
*Relatively compact subspace
*Relative homology
*Relative interior

Philosophy

*Knowledge relativity, relativity as a philosophical concept, opposed to absolute
*Relativism

Economics/Finance

*Relative deprivation, socioeconomics
*Relative price
*Relative return
*Relative strength index
*Relative valuation
*Relative value

Music

*Relative key
*Relative pitch

Popular culture

Film and television
*"Intelligence is Relative, (tag line) 2008 film Burn After Reading
*"Relatively Speaking (play)", 1965 British play
*"Relatively Speaking", late 1980s television game show
*"Everything's Relative", 2000 Japanese anime "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters" episode
*"Relative Values", 2000 film
*"It's All Relative", 2003-4 comedy television series

Literature
*"The Relativity of Wrong", 1988 Isaac Asimov essay
*"Relative Heroes", 2000 DC comic book series
*"Time and Relative", 2001 Doctor Who book
*"Relative Dementias", 2002 Doctor Who book series

Music
*"Relative Degree", late 1990s rock band of "Linkin Park" members
*"Friends & Relatives", 1999 compilation album
*"Dead Relatives", 2000 music album by Canadian Emm Gryner
*"Relative Ways", 2001 music album by "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead"
*Relative Theory Records, 2003 record store in Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Other

*Positive relative accommodation, ophthamalogy
*Relative bearing indicator, aviation
*Relative addressing, computer science
*Relative dating, archaeology, geology
*Relative direction, orientation
*Relative gain (international relations)
*Luminance (relative)
*Relative survival, epidemiology

ee also

*Rel
*Relativity


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  • relative — rel‧a‧tive [ˈrelətɪv] adjective having a particular value or quality when compared with similar things: • the relative strength of the dollar • IBM was a relative latecomer to the laptop market. relatively adverb : • The system is relatively easy …   Financial and business terms

  • relative — rel·a·tive adj 1: not absolute 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: having or allowing some legal effect a relative impediment a relative simulation see also relative nullity at nullity …   Law dictionary

  • Relative — Rel a*tive (r?l ? t?v), a. [F. relatif, L. relativus. See {Relate}.] 1. Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject. [1913 Webster] I ll have grounds More… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relative — [rel′ə tiv] adj. [< MFr or L: MFr relatif < L relativus < L relatus: see RELATE] 1. related each to the other; dependent upon or referring to each other [to stay in the same relative positions] 2. having to do with; pertinent; relevant… …   English World dictionary

  • relative — ● relative nom féminin Proposition relative. ● relatif, relative adjectif (latin médiéval relativus, du latin classique relatum, de referre, rapporter) Qui se rapporte à quelqu un, à quelque chose, qui les concerne : Les questions relatives à l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • relative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) considered in relation or in proportion to something else. 2) existing or possessing a characteristic only in comparison to something else: months of relative calm ended in April. 3) Grammar (of a pronoun, determiner, or adverb)… …   English terms dictionary

  • Relative — Rel a*tive, n. One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation. Specifically: (a) A person… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relative — [adj1] comparative, respective about, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, concerning, conditional, connected, contingent, corresponding, dependent, in regard to, near, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, referring, related, relating to,… …   New thesaurus

  • relative — Under Title 11 U.S.C. Section 101: (45) The term relative means individual related by affinity or consanguinity within the third degree as determined by the common law, or individual in a step or adoptive relationship within such third degree.… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • relative — (n.) late 14c., a relative pronoun, from O.Fr. relatif (13c.), from L.L. relativus having reference or relation, from L. relatus, pp. of referre to refer. Meaning person in the same family first recorded 1650s; the adj. is attested from 1520s …   Etymology dictionary

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