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Relativity

The state of being relative; as, the relativity of a subject.

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Comparative 74% connected

Of or pertaining to comparison.

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Comparative 74% connected

Of or pertaining to comparison.

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Relative 74% connected

Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.

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Relative 74% connected

Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.

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Ability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 86% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 86% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Aridity noun · 86% connection

the quality of yielding nothing of value

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Asset noun · 86% connection

a useful or valuable quality

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Atmosphere noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Attraction noun · 86% connection

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"

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Aura noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Bad noun · 86% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Cogency noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Credibility noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Credibleness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Good noun · 86% connection

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self…

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Hardness noun · 86% connection

a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering; "the costs of reducing hardness depend on t…

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Humour noun · 86% connection

the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"

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Allegory noun · 78% connection

A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and…

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Burlesque adjective · 78% connection

Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as w…

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Configuration noun · 78% connection

Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.

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Contraction noun · 78% connection

The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of becoming subject to; as, the cont…

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Converse noun · 78% connection

A proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the subject, and the subject for t…

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D unknown · 78% connection

The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A…

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Derived function noun · 78% connection

the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

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Diabetes mellitus noun · 78% connection

diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say ‘diabetes’ they usual…

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Differential coefficient noun · 78% connection

the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

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Digression noun · 78% connection

The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main de…

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Diminution noun · 78% connection

In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself.

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DM noun · 78% connection

diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say ‘diabetes’ they usual…

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Examine verb · 78% connection

To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry…

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