relative location
Americannoun
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the system of arranging a library's books by assigning each book a location in relation to other books rather than by a fixed place on a shelf. The Dewey decimal classification uses relative location.
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the location of anything identified in relation to some other thing, such as 6 miles north of Denver's city hall rather than by geographic coordinates of latitude and longitude.
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To the researchers' surprise, the spatial composition of the intestine -- the relative location of various cell types and the genes they express -- remained relatively stable when certain factors changed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
Taken together, this data provides insight into a user’s name, relative location, and usage patterns.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
How fast a signal could, one day, get from the remote seismometers to the public depends on the relative location of the earthquake and where the alert needs to go.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
Its relative location on the western coast of Europe made it a perfect place for sailors to start their journeys.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Consequently, our knowledge of the relative location of external objects must be obtained from some other source than the retina.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
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