relative concept

collocation in English

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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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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrelative concept

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By definition, entrenchment is arelativeconcept; it is not absolute and so cannot be measured on a scale of 0-100%.
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This makes altruism arelativeconcept; in some contexts a given act will be altruistic and in some contexts, not.
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The report also stated that efficiency was arelativeconceptand could only be determined in relation to a specific indication for a technology.
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Since comparative advantage is arelativeconcept, these variables are measured relative to their corresponding world averages.
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First, they remind us that for all its advantages, 'pr ivilege' in the camp was nonetheless arelativeconcept.
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As this article includes periods in which the absolute poverty line was not calculated, therelativeconceptof poverty must therefore be employed.
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This supports the view that science is arelativeconcept, dependent on concrete situations in time and space, and not an absolute one.
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In this study, we rely on therelativeconceptof poverty4 and use 50 per cent of median income as the relative poverty threshold.
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It is arelativeconcept.
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Note that this question cannot be answered with an analytical proof given that the 'magnitude ' of welfare gains is arelativeconcept.
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Attitude stability is arelativeconcept, of course.
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Low pay must be arelativeconcept—the pay of those at the bottom of the earnings league table compared with that of higher paid workers.
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I agreed with him when he said that incapacity was not an absolute concept but was, inevitably, arelativeconcept.
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However, that does not mean that it is not poverty, because poverty is arelativeconcept.
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Poverty, we need to remember, is arelativeconceptand not an absolute concept.
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It involves a contrast; it is arelativeconcept.
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Yet efficiency is only arelativeconcept.
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Low pay is arelativeconcept.
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Silence is a veryrelativeconcept.
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That is a veryrelativeconcept.
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