relative importance

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The index is derived from how surveyed residents rate their satisfaction in nine quality-of-life categories and about 40 sub-categories, while also rating the relative importance of each measure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Supporters of the administration’s trade agenda say his team has already been leaning more on the Section 232 tariffs in recent months, decreasing the relative importance of the Ieepa duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The constitutional court said back in 2001 that "as time passes, the relative importance of standpoints and positions of people in a totalitarian state certainly has not vanished, but it has definitely decreased".

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

"We found that stochastic, or random, assembly processes were critical in shaping community structure, but their relative importance decreased as stress increased."

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

With this data, we can make an educated guess about the relative importance of walnuts in their diet.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari