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Sundarnaz Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Relative to

Assessment is a process by which information is obtained relative to some known objective or goal.

What does relative to mean in this sentence, please?

relative to = about?

Thanks.

  

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sundarnaz Assessment is a process by which information is obtained relative to some known objective or goal. This is not the greatest sentence ever written, in my opinion. Nevertheless, "relative to" refers to a comparison: the assessment information is compared to the objective, to see whether or not the objective is met.

  • sundarnaz Assessment is a process by which information is obtained relative to some known objective or goal.
  • This is not the greatest sentence ever written, in my opinion.
  • Nevertheless, "relative to" refers to a comparison: the assessment information is compared to the objective, to see whether or not the objective is met.
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sundarnazAssessment is a process by which information is obtained relative to some known objective or goal.

This is not the greatest sentence ever written, in my opinion. Nevertheless, "relative to" refers to a comparison: the assessment information is compared to the objective, to see whether or not the objective is met.

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sundarnazrelative to = about?

Pretty much. It's another way of saying "relating to", "having application to".

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