relative amounts
noun phraseUK /ˈrɛlətɪv əˈmaʊnts/
US /ˈrɛlətɪv əˈmaʊnts/
How much of one thing there is compared to another thing.
The recipe shows the relative amounts of flour and sugar you need.
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2. The sizes of different parts of a mixture when compared with each other.
Scientists measured the relative amounts of each gas in the air sample.
3. How much of each ingredient is used compared to the others.
Changing the relative amounts of salt and water changes how the dough tastes.
4. The compared numbers of two or more groups in a study.
The report described the relative amounts of rainfall in each region.