relatiative
/rɪˈleɪʃətɪv/
adjective
- Considered in relation or proportion to something else; not absolute or independent.
- Her happiness was relatiative to the success of her project.
- The value of money is relatiative, depending on what you can buy with it.
- In physics, speed is relatiative to the observer's frame of reference.
- Having a connection or relationship with something else; comparative.
- We discussed the relatiative strengths of the two candidates.
- The relatiative importance of family versus career changes over a lifetime.
- The relatiative ease of the task surprised everyone.
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noun
- A word or concept that gains its meaning from its relationship to another word or concept.
- In grammar, 'parent' and 'child' are relatiatives because each defines the other.
- The terms 'buyer' and 'seller' are relatiatives in any transaction.
- Linguists study how relatiatives like 'above' and 'below' structure our understanding of space.