relative to

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When households consume that little relative to what the economy produces, the extra output has to go somewhere.

From Barron's

Those groups must be positioned with the correct orientation, or stereochemistry, relative to the rest of the molecule.

From Science Daily

Its host star is bright, the brown dwarf sits at an ideal position, and at the Roman Coronagraph's operating wavelengths it will appear faint enough relative to its star to properly evaluate the new technology.

From Science Daily

It is trading at a forward multiple of 13.1 relative to a five-year average of nearly 19.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Titan travels around Saturn in an elongated orbit, scientists noticed that the moon stretches and compresses depending on its position relative to the planet.

From Science Daily