Relative

Relative can refer to:

  • Kinship, If two people are connected by birth, they are said to be relatives

Physics

  • Relativity, an idea in physics (for example Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity)
  • Relative angular momentum, astronomy
  • Relative density
  • Relativity drive, propulsion
  • Relative humidity, meteorology/physics
  • Relative decibel, acoustics
  • Relative effectiveness factor, demolitions
  • Relative intensity noise, optics
  • Relative motion, kinematics
  • Relative permeability, fluid dynamics
  • Relative pressure
  • Relative thermal resistance
  • Relative velocity
  • Relative viscosity
  • Relative wind, aeronautics

Math

  • Relatively complemented lattice, lattice theory
  • Relative risk, statistics and epidemiology
  • Relative standard deviation, statistics
  • Grothendieck's relative point of view, category/scheme theory

Topology

  • Relatively compact subspace
  • Relative homology
  • Relative interior

Philosophy

Economics/Finance

  • Relative deprivation, socioeconomics
  • Relative investment performance
  • Relative price
  • Relative strength index
  • Relative valuation
  • Relative value

Music

Film and television

  • Relatively Speaking (play), 1965 British play
  • Relatively Speaking, late 1980s television game show
  • Everything's Relative, 2000 Japanese anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episode
  • Relative Values, 2000 film
  • It's All Relative, 2003-4 comedy television series

Literature

  • The Relativity of Wrong, 1988 Isaac Asimov essay
  • Relative Heroes, 2000 DC comic book series
  • Time and Relative, 2001 Doctor Who book
  • Relative Dementias, 2002 Doctor Who book series

Music

  • Relative Degree, late 1990s rock band of Linkin Park members
  • Friends & Relatives, 1999 compilation album
  • Dead Relatives, 2000 music album by Canadian Emm Gryner
  • Relative Ways, 2001 music album by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
  • Relative Theory Records, 2003 record store in Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Other

  • Positive relative accommodation, ophthamalogy
  • Relative bearing indicator, aviation
  • Relative addressing, computer science
  • Relative dating, archaeology, geology
  • Relative direction, orientation
  • Relative gain (international relations)
  • Relative location, geography
  • Luminance (relative)
  • Relative survival, epidemiology
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.