relative stability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandstability
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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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stability
noun[U]
uk/stəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/stəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
a situation in which something is not likely to move ...
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This is corroborated by the region's economic development andrelativestabilityin recent years.
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Perhaps therelativestabilityof the 12 families explains some of the continuities.
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The economic collapse exposed the frailty of a political system which had lacked legitimacy even during the preceding brief period ofrelativestability.
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A plane representsrelativestability, whereas diagonal forces store up tension, particularly in departing from the horizontal.
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An item analysis was carried out to determine therelativestabilityof the subcategory performance under the four major problem types.
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One interesting question is whether treatment is best enacted during periods of developmental change or those ofrelativestability.
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Stability andrelativestabilityanalysis showed that the traditional system was more stable than the various agronomic packages, but had the least yield.
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We have not attempted to establish therelativestabilityof different oscillatory patterns in the weakly nonlinear regime.
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For most individuals with postpuber tal-onset adjustment problems, there is a resolution by early adulthood andrelativestabilitythrough the adult life span.
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We hypothesize that the differences between these sample methods can be explained in part by therelativestabilityin the different treatments over time.
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Relations 1 and 2 focus on therelativestabilityof ideology and indicate its use as a resource.
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They suggested, however, that in some respects the diphthongs show a picture ofrelativestability.
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Itsrelativestabilityis supported by the balanced oscillations between two polar equilibrium (stable) states.
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More notable than the negative views is therelativestabilityof opinion.
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However, therelativestabilityof births to teenagers between 1968 and 1971 occurred while the numbers in the relevant age group decreased.
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There are differences in both the type of experience that drive these changes and in theirrelativestabilityin the absence of the driving experience.
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