relative independence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandindependence
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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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independence
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/us/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/
freedom from being governed or ruled by ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandindependencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A characteristic feature of parallel access to words is therelativeindependenceof reading time from word length.
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Therelativeindependenceof emotion systems is most apparent in early development.
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It yields arelativeindependencefrom the numerical schemes used.
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All three dimensions were correlated with each other, but also showed good discriminant validity in relation to established scales, confirming theirrelativeindependence.
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This probably reflects therelativeindependenceof the accumulation in the grain of proteins and starch.
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In a final chapter, multivariate analysis measures therelativeindependenceof variables like gender and region.
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Of importance is also therelativeindependenceof the actors' agendas from one another.
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The first-order correlations for the pooled sample between the six solidarity dimensions were all positive but moderate to low (rxy=+0.26-0.34), indicating theirrelativeindependence.
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Thisrelativeindependenceof population structure can be explained because variance in allele frequency increases the load and compensates for the decreasing effect of the mean.
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The concepts of modularity andrelativeindependenceof emotions and cognition highlight the need to attend to the processes involved in connections and communications among systems.
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If we assume the modularity andrelativeindependenceof pain and emotion systems, we might find new ways of explaining why different emotion expressions appear along with pain expressions.
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Summarily, rapid decentralization in the 1980s led to the provinces'relativeindependencefrom the central government on the one hand, and being independent from each other on the other hand.
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This is consistent with therelativeindependenceof critical separation on curvature noted above, indicating that curvature and element separation do not interact in contour integration.
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Secondly, there is concern about autonomy orrelativeindependencefor the students' union.
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I believe two of them to be therelativeindependenceand freedom enjoyed by our schools, and their variety.
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A privileged wife was allowed to haverelativeindependence.
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Therelativeindependenceof lines stresses that they can be developed to various higher or lower degrees.
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These qualities may have determined therelativeindependenceof many of the designs from the accompanying text.
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