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21Relative clause — A relative clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun. For example, the noun phrase the man who wasn t there contains the noun man , which is modified by the relative clause who wasn t there . In many languages, relative clauses are… …
22Relative bearing — In nautical navigation the relative bearing of an object is the angle formed by the heading of the vessel and a straight line drawn from the observation station on the vessel to the object.The relative bearing is measured with a pelorus or other… …
23relative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, near ▪ The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative. ▪ distant ▪ blood, family …
24Relative Record Data Set — A Relative Record Data Set (RRDS) is a type of data set used by the VSAM computer data storage system. Records are accessed based on their ordinal position in the file ( relative record number , RRN). For example, the desired record to be… …
25position — A market commitment. A buyer of a futures contract is said to have a long position and, conversely, a seller of futures contracts is said to have a short position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Open contracts indicating an interest in the… …
26Position — A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position and the seller of a commodity is said to have a short position .… …
27position — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 place ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, exact ▪ central ▪ geographical ▪ relative ▪ military …
28Position-independent code — In computing, position independent code (PIC) or position independent executable (PIE) is machine instruction code that executes properly regardless of where in memory it resides. PIC is commonly used for shared libraries, so that the same… …
29Relative income hypothesis — Developed by James Stemble Duesenberry, the relative income hypothesis states that an individual’s attitude to consumption and saving is dictated more by his income in relation to others than by abstract standard of living. So an individual is… …
30position — po•si•tion [[t]pəˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) condition with reference to place, often relative to the location of others; location; situation 2) a place occupied or to be occupied; site: a fortified position[/ex] 3) the proper, appropriate, or usual place …
