relative to

1. Correspondent or proportionate to, as in Relative to its size, Boston has a great many universities, or It's important to get all the facts relative to the collision. Another form of this idiom is, meaning “in reference or with regard to,” as in Demand is high in relation to supply, or That argument changes nothing with relation to our plans for hiring workers. The usages with relative date from the second half of the 1700s, those with relation from the late 1500s.

Example Sentences

"Among the most significant shortcomings of the electoral process were the unsatisfactory results for Syrian women's representation, and the fact that Christian representation was limited to two seats, a weak representation relative to the number of Christians in Syria," he told a news conference.

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The upper layers of the Earth in the vast Pacific region are split into sections - tectonic plates - which are all moving relative to one another.

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The maximum fine the league can impose is $7.5 million, a pittance relative to Ballmer’s estimated net worth of $171 billion.

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As former Republican Sen. Mitt Romney explained of his 2024 vote to ban the app, “if you look at the postings on TikTok and the number of mentions of Palestinians, relative to other social media sites — it’s overwhelmingly so among TikTok broadcasts.”

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What played out instead, of course, was a disappointing regular season relative to the club’s lofty preseason expectations.

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