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Density vs Relative - What's the difference?

density | relative |

As nouns the difference between density and relative

is that density is (physics) a measure of the amount of matter contained by a given volume while relative is someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.

As an adjective relative is

connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

density

Noun

(densities)
  • (physics) A measure of the amount of matter contained by a given volume.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author=Kevin Heng
  • , title= Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily? , volume=101, issue=3, page=184, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter. Their densities range from that of styrofoam to iron.}}
  • (senseid)The ratio of one quantity to that of another quantity.
  • (senseid)The probability that an event will occur, as a function of some observed variable.
  • Derived terms

    * charge density * energy density * electron density * freight density

    Anagrams

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    relative

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
  • * 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “ Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
  • For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.
  • Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
  • ''The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http&
  • x3A;//example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
  • (grammar) That relates to an antecedent.
  • (music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
  • Relevant; pertinent; related.
  • relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
  • Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
  • Synonyms

    * comparative * conditional * limited

    Antonyms

    * absolute * unlimited

    Derived terms

    * relative to

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
  • Why do my relatives always talk about sex?
  • (linguistics) A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * aunt * brother * cousin * father * godparent * grandchild * granddaughter * grandson * great-grandchild * great-grandparent * in-law * mother * niece * nephew * parent * refer * referral * sister * stepdaughter * stepson * uncle

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