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rel·a·tive
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adj.
1.
considered in relation or in proportion to something else:
the relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known.
∎
existing or possessing a specified characteristic only in comparison to something else; not absolute:
she went down the steps into the relative darkness of the dining room
the companies are relative newcomers to computers.
2.
Gram.
denoting a pronoun, determiner, or adverb that refers to an expressed or implied antecedent and attaches a subordinate clause to it, e.g., which, who.
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(of a clause) attached to an antecedent by a relative word.
3.
Mus.
(of major and minor keys) having the same key signature.
4.
(of a service rank) corresponding in grade to another in a different service.
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n.
1.
a person connected by blood or marriage:
much of my time is spent visiting relatives.
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a species related to another by common origin:
the plant is a relative of ivy.
2.
Gram.
a relative pronoun, determiner, or adverb.
3.
Philos.
a term, thing, or concept that is dependent on something else.
PHRASES:
relative to
1.
in comparison with:
the figures suggest that girls are underachieving relative to boys.
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in terms of a connection to:
some stars appear to change their position relative to each other.
2.
in connection with; concerning:
if you have any questions relative to payment, please contact us.
DERIVATIVES:
rel·a·tiv·al
/ ˌreləˈtīvəl/ adj.
(in sense 2 of the noun ).
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Relativity Inc. announces Relativity for Micro Focus; Provides direct ODBC-SQL COBOL data access.
Business Wire; 2/6/1995; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 1995--Relativity, Inc. announced the availability of Relativity for Micro Focus COBOL, a revolutionary...gateways, data warehousing or replication. Relativity for Micro Focus is the latest in a series...
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Relativity Media and Universal Pictures Close Extensive Four-Year Co-Financing Partnership.
Business Wire; 2/27/2008; 700+ words
; Relativity Capital, LLC to Co-Finance Most Universal Motion Pictures Through 2011 LOS ANGELES -- Relativity Capital, a newly announced partnership between Relativity Media and Elliott Associates, L.P., announced...
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Relativity Technologies receives investment from NIIT: Global IT solutions leader strengthens ties with legacy-to-e-business migration provider.
M2 Presswire; 3/7/2000; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2000-RELATIVITY TECHNOLOGIES: Relativity Technologies receives investment from NIIT: Global...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07032000 LONDON -- Relativity Technologies, an Internet infrastructure vendor specialising...
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Relativity Technologies Secures $4.5 Million in Financing; Inks Partnership in Pacific Rim with Nichimen Computer Systems; Relativity Technologies' Management Team Leads Funding Round With $1.2 Million; Nichimen Computer Systems to Fund the Development of Japanese Version of Relativity Technologies' RescueWare Products.
PR Newswire; 8/21/2002; 700+ words
; CARY, N.C. -- Relativity Technologies, the leading legacy...Corporation participated in this round. Relativity Technologies also announced today...development of a Japanese version of Relativity's upcoming RescueWare 7.0 product...
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Relativity has an Image problem.
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 4/10/2008; ; 700+ words
; Image Entertainment has sued Relativity Media for reneging on a 2006 homevid...The 10-year-deal called for Relativity to funnel a steady stream of theatrical...distrib in exchange for stock, but Relativity has yet to supply any pics. Image...
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Relativity Technologies Breaks Another Quarterly Revenue Record.
PR Newswire Europe; 4/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...Application Modernization Solutions Relativity Technologies, Inc., the leading provider...operations. As a result, the market for Relativity Technologies' Enterprise Application...chairman, president, and CEO of Relativity Technologies. "The EAM market's...
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Relativity Technologies receives investment from Nichimen America, Inc.: Investment fuels Relativity's foray into the Asia marketplace.
M2 Presswire; 3/7/2000; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2000-RELATIVITY TECHNOLOGIES: Relativity Technologies receives investment from Nichimen America, Inc.: Investment fuels Relativity's foray into the Asia marketplace (C)1994-2000...
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Relativity Technologies Prepares for Major Expansion of Its European Business.
PR Newswire; 9/20/2000; 700+ words
; ...LONDON, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity Technologies, a leading provider of...and consulting. The move fortifies Relativity's sales and services strength leading...consulting and sales hires will extend Relativity Technologies' European presence into...
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Relativity Technologies Recruits Seasoned Sales and Product Strategist to Lead Expanded European Team; New Additions to London Office will Augment Relativity's Coverage of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
PR Newswire; 8/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...C., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity Technologies, Inc., a leading provider...East, and Africa - and director of Relativity Technologies' UK corporate entity...integrators. He has already begun to expand Relativity's European operations via key hires...
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Relativity Technologies, Inc. Raises $6.5 Million to Accelerate Sales and Marketing Expansion; Funding Led by Wachovia Strategic Ventures will Drive Sales, Services, and Product Initiatives.
PR Newswire; 3/8/2004; 700+ words
; ...N.C., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity Technologies, Inc. today announced...investor Tall Oaks Capital Partners. Relativity will leverage this investment to build...the capital will be used to expand Relativity's sales and service-related initiatives...
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Relativity Theory
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Relativity theory Relativity theory, a general term encompassing special and general relativity theories, sets forth a specific set of laws relating motion to mass, space , time, and gravity . Relativity theory allows calculations of the differences...
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Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity
Book article from: American Decades
EINSTEIN'S SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY A New Idea The German Jewish theoretical physicist Albert Einstein formulated the special theory of relativity in 1905. Relativity is that area of physics that has to do with how observers...
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Relativity, Special Theory of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Relativity, Special Theory of The Special Theory of Relativity describes the way in which an observer's experience...space is interrelated, while the General Theory of Relativity addresses the interrelationships among mass, space...
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Einstein: Theory of Relativity.
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Einstein: Theory of Relativity. Einstein first wrote on radiation...1905 light-quantum hypothesis and relativity theory were the fruits of such strategies...exact. Einstein wrote his theory of relativity in full awareness of its relation...
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relativity
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
relativity physical theory, introduced by Albert...simpler Galilean or Newtonian concept of relativity, which holds that the laws of mechanics...uniform motion. The older concept of relativity assumes that space and time are correctly...
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