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relativeness

[ rel-uh-tiv-nis ]
/ ˈrɛl ə tɪv nɪs /

noun

the state or fact of being relative.

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Origin of relativeness

First recorded in 1665–75; relative + -ness

Words nearby relativeness

relatively prime numbers, relative major, relative majority, relative minor, relative molecular mass, relativeness, relative permeability, relative permittivity, relative pitch, relative polycythemia, relative pronoun
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Example sentences from the Web for relativeness

  • The relativeness of sensation is then developed at length, and for a moment the definition appears to be accepted.

    Theaetetus|Plato

  • I would seriously recommend to you to reflect on the relativeness of all equality, similarity, and identity.

    The Positive Outcome of Philosophy|Joseph Dietzgen