relative amount
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandamount
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relative
adjective
uk/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Figure 3 compares therelativeamountof two different dimensions of modality out of all the modal expressions analysed for the expository texts.
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Indeed, for a more precise determination of the material temperature, we need to evaluate therelativeamountof different ionization states and relative emission.
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Therelativeamountof bursting has been normalized for comparison (see text for details).
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We measured the total number of age comparisons and therelativeamountof age comparisons between cells belonging to different blocks.
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It is actually possible that therelativeamountof information provided to children was underestimated.
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Therelativeamountof inhibitory and promoting signals dictates the progression of oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination.
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These were used to compare therelativeamountof variation within and among populations.
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Therelativeamountof arrestin in the upper band of the doublet was consistently higher in light-adapted preparations compared to dark-adapted preparations.
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In the second approach anaphoric relations were categorized into either low or high inference anaphors, depending on therelativeamountof inferencing required to resolve them.
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If therelativeamountof genetic variation, usually estimated as heritability, increases, this can lead to a faster response to selection and accelerate the adaptation process.
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In this way, under or over reporting is reduced by concentrating not on the absolute frequency of reported events, but instead on therelativeamountof conflict.
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I refer to therelativeamountof rent which the small holder is asked to pay as compared with the sitting tenant.
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There is the question of therelativeamountof fitness.
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We have referred to therelativeamountof gross national product spent on research.
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Therefore, therelativeamountthat the consumer uses is less influential than in some other industries.
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