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In computing (of a value), variable and calculated from a base value. For example, a relative address is a memory location that is found by adding a variable to a base (fixed) address, and a relative cell reference locates a cell in a spreadsheet by its position relative to a base cell – perhaps directly to the left of the base cell or three columns to the right of the base cell. The opposite of relative is absolute.

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In music, term describing the connection between major and minor keys which bear the same key signature. The relative major's tonic note is three semitones higher than that of the relative minor. For example, C major is the relative major of A minor, and B minor is the relative minor of D major.



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