relative magnitude

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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magnitude
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tʃuːd/us
/ˈmæɡ.nə.tuːd/
the large size or importance ...
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Similarly, changing therelativemagnitudeof aggregate supply and demand elasticities in the fourth and fifth rows does not destroy the incentives for activism.
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Therelativemagnitudeof these terms determines the focusing 0defocusing behavior of the ripple.
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The positive coupling parameter is therelativemagnitudeof bulk free energy in comparison to surface energy.
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The value of the voltage at which the total current becomes zero is more or less determined by therelativemagnitudeof the two currents.
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However, it is therelativemagnitudeof these changes that is of interest.
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Therelativemagnitudeof these terms determines the focusing 0 defocusing behavior of the ripple.
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B-wave amplitude growth in fellow control eyes closely followed the course andrelativemagnitudeof cone a-wave amplitude growth.
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Contextually, a sober perspective is needed on therelativemagnitudeof official aid flows to the countries being studied.
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This finding indicates a possible shortcoming in the generalizibility of the results regarding therelativemagnitudeof the cost of informal care.
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Given therelativemagnitudeof the effect, it is worth considering why contagion is more pronounced in these election periods than in midterm periods.
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When determining therelativemagnitudeof various terms in the governing equations, constant reference quantities may be used.
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Depending on therelativemagnitudeof these scales, the interaction among the various physical mechanisms can be more or less pronounced.
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Finally, we consider therelativemagnitudeand clinical significance of changes in social-interpersonal functioning and evaluate outcomes relative to normative samples.
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We used percentages above or below the cut-off instead of therelativemagnitudeof change.
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Is there a difference inrelativemagnitudeobservable between studies published in refereed journals and unpublished doctoral studies?
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The graphs are comparable forrelativemagnitudeof oviposition with the exception of those for citrus in the upper right-hand corner of the diagram.
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First, we rely on historical data to represent therelativemagnitudeof productivity improvements in different areas (as opposed to performing hypothetical counterfactuals).
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