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Jul 11, 2010. #3. I think you're correct. But with a vague little idiom like "It's all relative", there will probably be many opinions about it's meaning. The exact meaning will change with the context and the reader's life experiences. I suppose it's all relative!
Massachusetts, U.S. English - U.S. Feb 22, 2013. #5. "Distant relative" is a set phrase to describe someone whose family connection is only from several generations in the past. It cannot be replaced by another group of words, even if their ordinary meaning is the same. The phrase "distant relatives" has nothing to do with geographic distance.
Yes, you can say "It's all relative" but the meaning is different. With "subjective", you oppose your appreciation to someone else's. You think it's bad, he thinks it's good. With "relative", you question from what point on you call something "disgusting" and until where it is just "bad".
Nov 14, 2016. #2. 'In relation to' is quite vague about the relation, as are 'in connection with' and 'regarding' and numerous other expressions English has. However, 'relative to' is more specific, and actually makes a comparison. We look at global temperature rises relative to the 1950s average, for example, or the amount of a drug needed ...
Relative to means in relation to, comparitively but not compared to exactly. Relativity is based on the knowledge or circumstances one has at any given moment- there is a causal relationship that is subject to change (s). "Compared to other people, I am more interested in mountain climbing." He is more interested in mountain climbing than other ...
Thanks a lot. If two or more things are related, there is a connection between them. You use relative to say that something is true to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind. Something that is relevant to a situation or person is important or significant in that situation or to that person.
Examples (a) and (b) use the noun "relative", and they seem correct and natural to me. Note that (as post #2 says) sentence (a) might mean they are both relatives of mine, instead of each others. More context is needed. Your examples do not use the adjective meaning "related to", which would not be correct. For example: Noah is relative to Emma.
adj. 1. having meaning or significance only in relation to something else; not absolute: a relative value. 2. ( prenominal) (of a scientific quantity) being measured or stated relative to some other substance or measurement: relative humidity; relative density. Compare absolute 10.
Well, I'd not say the meaning is the same. Different use of articles carries with it different meaning, however subtle it is, but it's still a difference. As nzfauna pointed the usage of definite and indefinite articles depends on whether you're talking about something specific or well-known to your interlocutor.
Somali. Dec 2, 2017. #1. objects move relative to each other. Hey. i have the above phrase. i came across it on youtube physics video about theory of relativity. i wanna to understand the contex of this phrase as wells the meaning of the word relative in this sentence. thank you guys. I have the above phrase.