relative.

1. Measured or judged by comparison with something else rather than alone.

2. A person belonging to the same family through birth, marriage, or another recognized kinship bond.

3. Introducing or forming a clause that describes an earlier noun or noun phrase.

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Words that belong together

• relative importance
• relative increase

On the page

The report compares the relative importance of several factors.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative.. Noun singular relative; plural relatives. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.