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relative

[rel-uh-tiv] / ˈrɛl ə tɪv /




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Nor am I burdened by the reasons young people often start conversations with relative strangers online or in person: to network, find a date or get advice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Semiconductors and hardware have outperformed during the rally, they say, with semiconductors hitting a new relative strength high and hardware trading near a two-year high, even as software remains weak.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

This shift alters how the atoms interact with one another through dipolar exchange, which depends on their relative angles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

But with its valuation near a 10-year low relative to the S&P 500, the concerns around Fair Isaac are already baked into the stock.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The relative and absolute volumes of earth and water, again from Sphera volgare, 1537.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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