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
No part of the study of the characteristics of the theater is of greater importance than that pertaining to relative location and distance.
From Sound Military Decision by Kalbfus, Edward C. (Edward Clifford)
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