All 9 Uses

relative
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
(Auto-generated)

Through multiplication upon multiplication of facts, information, theories and hypotheses, it is science itself that is leading mankind from single absolute truths to multiple, indeterminate, relative ones.†
Part 2
Neighbors and relatives from their hometowns reported them missing.†
Part 3 *
They all have relatively similar backgrounds and similar knowledge.†
Part 3
The mountains of achievement are Quality discovered in one direction only, and are relatively meaningless and often unobtainable unless taken together with the ocean trenches of selfawareness...so different from self-consciousness...which result from inner peace of mind.†
Part 3
Adler's study of evidence, cross-fertilized by a reading of classics of the Western world, resulted in a conviction that human wisdom had advanced relatively little in recent times.†
Part 4
All principles, all truths, are relative, they said.†
Part 4
He is in the middle of a war between those who think truth is absolute and those who think truth is relative.†
Part 4
The Good is a relatively minor branch of knowledge called ethics; reason, logic, knowledge are his primary concerns.†
Part 4
If she cries or makes a mess or decides to be contrary (and these are relatively rare), it doesn't bother.†
Part Aft. *

Definitions:

(1) (relative as in: the relative importance)
compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)
(2) (relative as in: they are relatives)
connected
in various senses, including:
- a person related by blood or marriage -- as in "The hospital won't let me visit her because I'm not a relative."
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping -- "The closest relative of the dog is the gray wolf."
(3) (relative as in: questions relative to the topic)
related to
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More specialized and less common senses of the word are found in philosophy, grammar, and music. Consult a comprehensive dictionary if you wish to see those. All senses have to do with relationships.