[MD] relative, a definition

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What is Happiness relative to?

On 1/18/12, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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> I like 'dependent upon' and 'in relation to'  and number six looks
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> Marsha
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> relative
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> noun
>  1. a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
>  2. something having, or standing in, some relation to something else.
>  3. something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature,
> size, etc. ( opposed to absolute).
>  4. Grammar . a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb.
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> adjective
>  5. considered in relation to something else; comparative: the relative
> merits of democracy and monarchy.
>  6. existing or having its specific nature only by relation to something
> else; not absolute or independent:  Happiness is relative.
>  7. having relation or connection.
>  8. having reference or regard; relevant; pertinent (usually followed by to
> ): to determine the facts relative to an accident.
>  9. correspondent; proportionate: Value is relative to demand.
> 10. (of a term, name, etc.) depending for significance upon something else:
> “Better” is a relative term.
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> (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/relative)
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