Both Uses of
relative
in
1984 by Orwell
- They have been subdivided in many ways, they have borne countless different names, and their relative numbers, as well as their attitude towards one another, have varied from age to age: but the essential structure of society has never altered.
p. 184..5 *relative = in comparison to each other
- They have been subdivided in many ways, they have borne countless different names, and their relative numbers, as well as their attitude towards one another, have varied from age to age: but the essential structure of society has never altered.
p. 201..4
Definition:
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(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)