Belton, V.; Gear, T. On the meaning of relative importance. MCDA 1997, 6, 335-338.Belton V, Gear T (1997) On the meaning of relative importance. J Multi-Criteria Decis Anal 6(6):335-338On the Meaning of Relative Importance - Belton, Gear - 1997...
Define Relative term. Relative term synonyms, Relative term pronunciation, Relative term translation, English dictionary definition of Relative term. a term which implies relation to, as guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. Correlati
convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" spell, import - indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" aim - direct (...
(used in correlative constructions to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree, in one instance with relative force and in the other with demonstrative force, and signifying “by how much … by so much” or “in what degree … in that degree”): ...
In so-called ‘simple societies’, the most important STATUSES are those defined predominantly in terms of kinship and, consequently, anthropologists have directed a great deal of attention to the structure and meaning attached both to kinship and to kinship nomenclature. Many early anthropologists (...
B. Armstrong, C. Zugarramurdi, A. Cabana, J. Valle Lisboa, D. Plaut, Relative meaning frequencies for 578 homonyms in two Spanish dialects: A cross-linguistic extension of the English eDom norms, Behavior Research Methods 48. doi:10.3758/s13428-015-0639-3....
Plural definite descriptions (e.g. the things on the plate) and free relative clauses (e.g. what is on the plate) have been argued to share the same semantic properties, despite their syntactic differences. Specifically, both have been argued to be non-quantificational expressions referring to...
Take an example from my past: when I was in the first and second grade, I had a lot of friends, and whenever I felt lonely, I would run to my friends to play. Although I did not know the true meaning of friends at that time, I only knew that friends were partners to play with...
Question 3 of 10 Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information. A. Wegener's term "Polfluchtkraft" was first used to mean Earth's rotation...
Relative adverbs include where, when, how, and why. Here are a few relative adverb-led dependent clauses at work: The traffic jam is the reason why we were late. I have no idea when my hose stopped working. Go beyond the basics of clauses How can you tell if you’re creating an...