relative

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv]

noun

  1. 1

    Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.

    Why do my relatives always talk about sex?
  2. 2

    A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.

adjective

  1. 1

    Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

  2. 2

    (of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.

    The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
  3. 3

    (grammar) That relates to an antecedent.

  4. 4

    Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.

  5. 5

    Relevant; pertinent; related.

    relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
  6. 6

    Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.

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