relativeadj/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/

• 1

  Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

  • We've been discussing the relative merits of various methods of transportation.
  • I once knew a case—possibly I read of it—where a pack of cards lay on the floor. It was a murder case and the guilt or innocence of an accused man depended on the relative positions of the fifty-first and fifty-second cards.
• 2

  computingengineeringmathematicsExpressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.

  • The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/index.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
• 3

  grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsDepending on an antecedent; comparative.

  • The words “big” and “small” are relative.
• 4

  entertainmentlifestylemusicHaving the same key but differing in being major or minor.

• 5

  archaicrareRelevant; pertinent; related.

  • relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
  • The Spirit that I haue ſeene May be the Diuell, and the Diuel hath power T'aſſume a pleaſing ſhape, yea and perhaps Out of my Weakneſſe, and my Melancholly, As he is very potent with ſuch Spirits, Abuſes me to damne me. Ile haue grounds More Relatiue then this: The play's the thing, Wherein Ile catch the Conſcience of the King.
• 6

  Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.

relativenoun/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/

• 1

  Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

  • The eldest son was usually given the name of his paternal grandfather, later children those of other relatives.
  • In 2008, the leader of a pro-government union accused Flores of nepotism after she reportedly hired at least 40 relatives to work within the National Assembly.
• 2

  Something kindred or related to something else.

• 3

  human-scienceslinguisticssciencesA type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.

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• relatively