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relative quantity

DEFINITIONS OF: relative quantity

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n a quantity relative to some purpose

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enough, sufficiency
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
N, normality
(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
absolute majority, majority
(elections) more than half of the votes
plurality, relative majority
(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
a quantity of no importance
fill
a quantity sufficient to satisfy
nihil
(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
Fanny Adams, bugger all, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams
little or nothing at all
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amount, measure, quantity
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
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