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relatively speaking — ► used to say that your opinion or description of something is true when it is compared to other things of a similar type: »The payout was, relatively speaking, a cheap solution. Main Entry: ↑relatively … Financial and business terms
relatively speaking — phrase used for saying that something is true when you compare it with other similar things Relatively speaking, the job is well paid. Thesaurus: ways of comparing thingssynonym Main entry: relatively … Useful english dictionary
Relatively — Rel a*tive*ly, adv. In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else; not absolutely. [1913 Webster] Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before you consider it relatively. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relatively — like comparatively, is widely used as a ‘downtoning’ adverb meaning ‘fairly, somewhat’, without any real notion of relativity or comparison: • The natural question to pursue is whether the Chinese state has been able to maintain control in this… … Modern English usage
relatively — [rel′ə tivlē] adv. in a relative manner; in relation to or compared with something else; not absolutely [a relatively minor matter] … English World dictionary
Relatively Speaking — was a game show that aired in syndication from September 5, 1988 June 23, 1989. PersonnelThe show was hosted by comedian John Byner, and announced by John Harlan.PremiseThis is a panel show in which a panel of four celebrities guests tried to… … Wikipedia
relatively — in relation to something else, 1560s, from RELATIVE (Cf. relative) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
relatively — [adv] in or by comparison almost, approximately, comparably, comparatively, nearly, proportionately, rather, somewhat, to some extent; concepts 544,772 … New thesaurus
relatively — ► ADVERB 1) in relation, comparison, or proportion to something else. 2) viewed in comparison with something else rather than absolutely; quite … English terms dictionary
relatively — relative rel‧a‧tive [ˈrelətɪv] adjective having a particular value or quality when compared with similar things: • the relative strength of the dollar • IBM was a relative latecomer to the laptop market. relatively adverb : • The system is… … Financial and business terms
Relatively compact subspace — In mathematics, a relatively compact subspace (or relatively compact subset) Y of a topological space X is a subset whose closure is compact.Since closed subsets of compact spaces are compact, every set in a compact space is relatively compact.… … Wikipedia
