absolute
Example Sentences
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With the Federal Reserve on pause from interest-rate cuts, however, yields can still remain attractive in absolute terms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“We don’t see software and semis being mutually exclusive, but for many the question becomes, ‘Why bother with software if semis are going to outperform on an absolute and relative basis?’”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
“It’s absolute ridiculousness,” Errol Marks, who hosts a podcast devoted to New York sports, says about the cost and complexity that watching games requires now.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
The approach provides a distinct advantage: Xanadu’s machines will be able to function at room temperature, eliminating the need for the bulky refrigerators needed to cool the components of most computers to absolute zero.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Other instruments may be a mix of absolute and indefinite ranges.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
