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Relative interior In mathematics, the relative interior of a set is a refinement of the concept of the interior, which is often more useful when dealing with low-dimensional sets placed in higher-dimensional spaces. Intuitively, the relative interior of a set contains all points which are not on the "edge" of the set, relative to the smallest subspace in which this set lies.
Relative key In music, the relative minor of a particular major key (or the relative major of a minor key) is the key which has the same key signature but a different tonic, as opposed to parallel minor or major, respectively. For example, G major and E minor both have a single sharp in their key signature; so we say that E minor is the relative minor of G major.
Relative location Relative location is the place where something is in comparison to something else. A good example of relative location is if you were to give directions to somebody and you used terms such as "it is across the street from the market" or "it is to the left of the gas station.
Relative price Relative price is the price of a commodity such as a good or service in terms of another; ie, the ratio of two prices. A relative price may be expressed in terms of a ratio between any two prices or the ratio between the price of one particular good and a weighted average of all other goods available in the market.
Relative risk In statistics and mathematical epidemiology, relative risk (RR) is the risk of an event (or of developing a disease) relative to exposure. Relative risk is a ratio of the probability of the event occurring in the exposed group versus the control (non-exposed) group.
Relative term A relative term, also called a rhema or a rheme, is a logical term that requires reference to any number of other objects, called the correlates of the term, in order to denote a definite object, called the relate (pronounced with the accent on the first syllable) of the relative term in question. A relative term is typically expressed in ordinary language by means of a phrase with explicit or implicit blanks, for example, lover of __, or giver of __ to __.
Relative thermal resistance Relative thermal resistance is a measure of the energy required to mix water of two different temperatures (and thus different densities). Comparisons will be made against the differences in the density of the water at 4°C and 5°C.
Relative Theory Records Relative Theory Records is an independent record store in Norfolk, Virginia which also functions as a coffee bar, a small concert venue, and an art gallery. It was opened in the winter of 2003-04 by co-owners, co-operators, and friends David Hausman and Joshua Wright.
Relative value Relative value is the attractiveness measured in terms of risk, liquidity, and return of one instrument relative to another, or for a given instrument, of one maturity relative to another. The term is used in economics, business or investment.
Relative velocity Relative velocity is a measurement of velocity between two objects moving in different frames of reference. Relative velocity is an essential area of both classical and modern physics, since nearly all non-trivial problems in physics deal with the relative velocity of two or more particles.
Relatively complemented lattice In mathematics, a relatively complemented lattice is a lattice L in which for all a, b, c in L with a ≤ b ≤ c there is some x in L such that x ∨ b = c and x ∧ b = a. An element x with this property is a complement of b relative to the interval [a,c].
Relatively Speaking (play) Relatively Speaking is a 1965 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, originally titled Meet My Father. The London production of Relatively Speaking in 1967 at the Duke of York's Theatre helped to launch Richard Briers' career, and also featured Michael Hordern and Celia Johnson.
Relativism: The Central Problem for Faith Today Relativism: The Central Problem for Faith Today, was an address given by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), during the meeting of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith with the presidents of the Doctrinal Commissions of the Bishops’ Conferences of Latin America, held in Guadalajara, Mexico, in May 1996.
Relativist fallacy The relativist fallacy, also known as the subjectivist fallacy, is a logical fallacy committed, roughly speaking, when one person claims that something may be true for one person but not true for someone else. The fallacy is supposed to rest on the law of non-contradiction.
Relativistic aberration In Einstein's special theory of relativity, and in other relativistic models such as Newtonian emission theory, the aberration of light obeys a particular equation referred to as the relativistic aberration formula.
Relativistic dynamics Relativistic dynamics refers to a combination of relativistic and quantum concepts to describe the relationships between the motion and properties of a relativistic system and the forces acting on the system. What distinguishes relativistic dynamics from other physical theories is the use of an invariant scalar evolution parameter to monitor the historical evolution of space-time events.
Relativistic Doppler effect The relativistic Doppler effect is the change in frequency (and wavelength) of light, caused by the relative motion of the source and the observer (like in the regular Doppler effect), when taking into account effects of the special theory of relativity.
Relativistic jet Relativistic jets are extremely powerful jets of plasma which emerge from the centers of some active galaxies, notably radio galaxies and quasars. It is believed that the twisting of magnetic fields in the accretion disk collimates the outflow along the rotation axis of the central object, so when conditions are suitable, a jet will emerge from each face of the accretion disk.
Relativistic kill vehicle A relativistic kill vehicle (RKV) or relativistic bomb is a hypothetical weapon system sometimes found in science fiction. The details of such systems vary widely, but the key common feature is the use of a massive impactor travelling at a significant fraction of light speed to strike the target.
Relativistic plasma Relativistic plasmas in physics are plasmas for which relativistic corrections to a particle's mass and velocity are important. Such corrections typically become important when a significant number of electrons reach speeds greater than 0.
Relativistic rocket A relativistic rocket is any spacecraft that is travelling at a velocity close enough to light speed for relativistic effects to become significant. What "significant" means is a matter of context, but generally speaking a velocity of at least 50% of the speed of light (0.
Relativistic wave equations Before the creation of quantum field theory, physicists attempted to formulate versions of the Schrödinger equation which were compatible with special relativity. Such equations are called relativistic wave equations.
Relativity (TV series) Relativity is an American drama television series that follows a twenty-something couple, Isabel Lukens (played by Kimberly Williams) and Leo Roth (played by David Conrad), and the lives and loves of their friends and siblings. It ran from 1996-1997, and despite critical acclaim and strong fan support, was canceled after 17 episodes due to low ratings.
Relativity of simultaneity The relativity of simultaneity is the dependence of the notion of simultaneity on the observer. That is, according to the special theory of relativity it is impossible to say in an absolute sense whether two events occur at the same time if they are separated in space; the simultaneity of the two events is relative.
Relativity Records Relativity Records was a record label. It signed a number of bands and solo artists, including Death, Exodus, Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Joe Satriani, Scatterbrain, Scott Henderson, Sick of it All, Steve Vai, Stuart Hamm, Robyn Hitchcock, and even rapper Mac Mall from Vallejo, California.
Relativizer In linguistics, a relativizer is a conjunction used to indicate a relative clause. Not all languages use relativizers; most Indo-European languages use relative pronouns instead, and some languages, such as Japanese, rely solely on word order to indicate relative clauses.
Relax (song) "Relax" is the title track of the first single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in October 1983 (see 1983 in music). The song was later included on the album Welcome To The Pleasuredome.
Relaxation oscillator A relaxation oscillator is an oscillator in which a capacitor is charged gradually and then discharged rapidly. It's usually implemented with a resistor, a capacitor, and some sort of "threshold" device such as a neon lamp, diac, unijunction transistor, or Gunn diode.
Relaxed pronunciation Relaxed pronunciation (also called condensed pronunciation or word slurs) is a phenomenon that happens when the syllables of common words are slurred together. It is almost always present in normal speech, in all natural languages (not in some constructed languages such as Loglan or Lojban, which are designed so that all words are parsable).
Relaxed stability In aviation, relaxed stability refers to the tendency of an aircraft to change its attitude and angle of bank on its own accord. An aircraft with relaxed stability will oscillate in simple harmonic motion around a particular attitude at an increasing amplitude.
Relaxer A relaxer is a special type of lotion or creme usually containing a strong alkaline (although it can also contain perm salt) used in the treatment hair with a type of permanent. This treatment relaxes the curls of the recipient, giving it its name.
Relaxin Relaxin is a peptide hormone that was first described in 1926 and is produced by the corpus luteum of the ovary, the breast and, during pregnancy, also by the placenta, chorion, and decidua. In the male, relaxin is produced in the testes.
Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on 11 May 1956 and 26 October in the same year resulted in four albums - this one, Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.
Relay A relay is an electrical switch that opens and closes under control of another electrical circuit. In the original form, the switch is operated by an electromagnet to open or close one or many sets of contacts.
Relay (band) Relay is a shoegazer band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America comprising of Gerard Angelini, Jeff Zeigler, Ian Fraser and Mikele Edwards. The band's music is heavily influenced by The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Relay attack A Relay attack is an attack very similar to the MITM (Man-in-the-middle attack) but the attacker does not need to understand the message, simply forwards (relays) all the messages, or some of the messages, probably duplicating a few.
Relay For Life Relay For Life (often shortened to Relay) is the signature fundraising event of the American Cancer Society, and is now held in many other countries. It is an overnight event designed to spread awareness of cancer prevention, treatments and cures; celebrate survivorship; and raise money for research to find more cures for cancer.
Relay channel In information theory, a relay channel is a probability model on the communication between a sender and a receiver aided by one or more intermediate relay nodes. It is a combination of the broadcast channel (from sender to relays and receiver) and multiple access channel (from sender and relays to receiver).
Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games.
RelayNet RelayNet, also known as RIME for RelayNet International Mail Exchange, was an e-mail exchange networking protocol supported by the PCBoard bulletin board system. It was in most respects similar to FidoNet in purpose and technology, although it used names for its nodes instead of Fido's numeric address pairs.
Relâche (musical group) Relâche is an American chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the group was formed as a composer-performer collective in 1977 and was officially founded in 1979.
Reldata RELDATA Inc. is the leading provider of a new generation of universal IP storage virtualization appliances or IP storage gateways that enable open enterprise-class iSCSI Storage Area Network (iSCSI SAN or IP SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS) and data replication solutions.
Release agent A release agent, also known as a de-moulding agent, parting agent or form releaser, is a substance used in moulding and casting that aids in the separation of a mould from the material being moulded and reduces imperfections in the moulded surface. Substances used to aid in the separation of food from a cooking container after baking or roasting, such as fat or flour, can also be considered release agents.
Release engineering Release engineering, frequently abbreviated as "releng", is a sub-discipline in software engineering concerned with the compilation, assembly and delivery of source code into finished products or other software components. An associated term is software release life cycle.
Release factor The release factor is a protein that recognises the termination codon or stop codon in a mRNA sequence on the ribosome. In prokaryotes, there are three known release factors involved in the termination of translation.
Release Lillywhite Recordings Campaign An online campaign founded by Dave Matthews Band fan Pankaj Arora, formed in efforts to urge RCA Records to release a shelved set of Dave Matthews Band recordings commonly referred to as the Lillywhite Sessions. As stated on the campaign’s website:
Release of an Oath Release of An Oath is an album by the Electric Prunes. Following the musical pattern of their Mass in F Minor, it is a rock music setting of a service intended to release a penitent from an oath made under duress and in violation of his principles (liner notes).
Release technique Release Technique would more accurately be described as an anti-technique, as the fundamental principle of it, is to use the body's natural channels of moving and functioning to access dance movement - as opposed to other formal dance techniques that encourage some degree, at least, of distortion of the body's natural alignments or 'normal' mechanics.
Release technique (alternative medicine) Release Technique is an alternative therapy system developed by physicist Lester Levenson and popularized by Larry Crane and related to "The Sedona Method". Proponents of the system claim that it "frees the subconscious mind from suppressed negativity, limiting thoughts and feelings".
Release to web Term used in software development; an Internet service or client (computing) has been released to web (frequently abbreviated RTW) when its code base is deemed complete, typically after a beta test. The service is then mass distributed over the Internet for public consumption.
Released time Released Time is a concept used in the United States public school system wherein pupils enrolled in the public schools are permitted by law to receive religious instruction. The principle is based on the constitutional right of parents to direct the religious education of their children.
Releeshahn In the Myst computer game series, Releeshahn is the Age Atrus Wrote to relocate the D'ni survivors of the downfall. During the events of Myst III: Exile, the Descriptive Book of Releeshahn is stolen by Saavedro, in his hopes that by doing so, he can force Atrus into "fixing" his home age of Narayan, which was brought into turmoil by Atrus' sons, Sirrus and Achenar.
Relena Peacecraft Relena Peacecraft (also known as Relena Darlian), a fictional character, is one of the central characters in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and its various spinoffs. She is the younger sister of Milliardo Peacecraft (AKA Zechs Merquise).
RelentENGINE RelentENGINE is a next-generation first-person shooter game engine developed by Itlit Software for the computer game Relent: The Fallen. The RelentENGINE technology was developed with the aim of bridging the gap between pre-compiled and dynamic shadowing; it focuses on support for massive destroyable city environments and realistic vehicle control.
Relentless (Jo O'Meara Album) Relentless was the debut album from former S Club 7 lead singer Jo O'Meara and comes two and a half years after the pop outfit split in May 2003. Produced by Brian Rowling (Cher, Enrique Iglesias) and co-written by O'Meara herself, the album is a mix of contemporary pop, disco and soulful ballads.
Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel is a 2003 documentary produced by Aish HaTorah, Hasbarah, and Honest Reporting, a pro-Israeli lobby group Open Door - The Guardian. 11 September, 2006 on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Relevance (information retrieval) In computer science, and particularly in search engines, relevance is a numerical score assigned to a search result, representing how well the result meets the information need of the user that issued the search query. In many cases, a result's relevance determines the order in which it is presented to the user.
Relevance feedback Relevance feedback is a feature of some information retrieval systems. The idea behind relevance feedback is to take the results that are initially returned from some query and to use information about whether or not those results are relevant to perform a new query.
Relevance logic Relevance logic, also called relevant logic, is any of a family of non-classical substructural logics that impose certain restrictions on implication. (It is generally, but not universally, called relevant logic by Australian logicians, and relevance logic by other English-speaking logicians).
Relevance Paradox The Relevance Paradox occurs where individual, professionals or groups of professionals are unaware of certain essential information which would guide them to better decisions, and help avoid inevitable, unintended and undesirable consequences, but lacking the information, they don't see its relevance so don't seek it. Affected persons will only seek the information and advice they think they need as opposed to what they actually need to meet their own or the organisations goals.
Relevance theory There are two ways to conceive of how thoughts can be communicated from one person to another. The first way is through the use of strict coding and decoding, which makes explicit use of symbols, rules, and language.
Relevance Vector Machine Relevance Vector Machine (RVMs) is a machine learning technique that uses Bayesian theory to obtain sparse solutions for regression and classification. The RVM has an identical functional form to the Support Vector Machine, but provides probabilistic classification.
Reliabilism Reliabilism, a category of theories in the philosophical discipline of epistemology, has been advanced both as a theory of knowledge and of justified belief (as well as other varieties of so-called positive epistemic status). Process reliabilism has been used as an argument against philosophical skepticism,like the brain in a vat] idea.
Reliability (computer networking) In computer networking, a reliable protocol is one that ensures reliability properties with respect to the delivery of data to the intended recipient(s), as opposed to an unreliable protocol, which does not guarantee that data will be delivered intact, or that it will be delivered at all.
Reliability centred maintenance Reliability centred maintenance is an engineering framework that enables the definition of a complete maintenance regime. It regards maintenance as the means to maintain the functions a user may require of machinery in a defined operating context.
Reliability Centered Maintenance Reliability-Centered Maintenance, often known as RCM, is an industrial improvement approach focused on identifying and establishing the operational, maintenance, and capital improvement policies that will manage the risks of equipment failure most effectively. It is defined by the technical standard SAE JA1011, Evaluation Criteria for RCM Processes.
Reliability engineering Reliability engineering is the discipline of ensuring that a system will be reliable when operated in a specified manner. Reliability engineering is performed throughout the entire life cycle of a system, including development, test, production and operation.
Reliability of Wikipedia The reliability of Wikipedia as an encyclopedia is often assessed in several ways, including statistically, by comparative review, and by analysis of the historical patterns, strengths and weaknesses inherent in the Wikipedia process.
Reliability theory of aging and longevity Reliability theory of aging and longevity is a scientific approach aimed to gain theoretical insights into mechanisms of biological aging and species survival patterns by applying a general theory of systems failure, known as reliability theory.
Reliability trial A reliability trial is an organised bicycle ride which challenges a cyclist to complete a course, passing through designated control points, within a preset time limit. In the United Kingdom, such events are often held in the wintery opening months of the year and are used by club cyclists as training rides.
Reliabilityfirst The ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) began operations on January 1, 2000 as the successor to three other reliability organizations: The Mid-Atlantic Area Council (MAAC) which originally formed in 1967, the East Central Area Coordination Agreement (ECAR) which also formed in 1967, and the Mid-American Interconnected Network (MAIN). RFC is one of nine regional electric reliability councils under North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) authority.
Reliable byte stream A reliable byte stream is a byte stream in which the bytes which emerge from the communication channel at the recipient are exactly the same, and in the exact same order, as the sender inserted into the channel.
Reliable Replacement Warhead The Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) is a controversial new design American nuclear warhead and bomb family that is intended to be simple and reliable and provide a long lasting, low maintenance future nuclear force for the United States. It is also the project name for the ongoing United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) design project, started in 2004, to develop those designs.
Reliable User Datagram Protocol In computer networking, the Reliable User Datagram Protocol (RUDP) is a transport layer protocol designed at Bell Labs for the Plan 9 operating system. It aims to provide a solution where UDP is too primitive because guaranteed-order packet delivery is desirable, but TCP adds too much complexity/overhead.
Reliance Building The Reliance Building is the first skyscraper to have large plate glass windows make up the majority of its surface area; foreshadowing a feature of skyscrapers that would become dominant in the 20th century. It is located at 20 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, and as of 2006 houses the Hotel Burnham.
Reliance Capital Reliance Capital Limited (RCL) is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) registered with the Reserve Bank of India under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. RCL was incorporated as a public limited company in 1986 and is now listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange (India).
Reliance Communications Reliance Communications (formerly Reliance Infocomm), along with Reliance Telecom and Flag Telecom, is part of Reliance Communications Ventures (RCoVL). According to National Stock Exchange data, Anil Ambani controls 66.
Reliance Energy Reliance Energy, formerly known as Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES), is a company under the Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group banner, one of India's largest conglomerates. The company is headed by Anil Ambani].
Reliant Center Reliant Center is a convention center in Houston, Texas, part of the Reliant Park complex that was constructed in the parking lot surrounding the Astrodome. It opened in 2004 and hosts various events year-round, including the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Reliant Fox The Reliant Fox is a small four wheeled Glass Fibre utility vehicle manufactured by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England between 1983 and 1990. It used 850cc Aluminium Engine and was technically based on the Reliant Kitten with which it shares its Chassis, Engine and running gear (with some modifications).
Reliant Kitten The Reliant Kitten is a small car which was manufactured from 1975 to 1982 by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England. It has a glass fiber body and an 850cc aluminum engine, providing economical performance.
Reliant Rebel The Reliant Rebel was a small glass-fibre car produced by Reliant between 1964 and 1973, conceived as an alternative to the Austin Mini and Hillman Imp. Due to the use of glass-fibre, the body was proclaimed in advertising to be "its own garage".
Reliant Regal The Reliant Regal was a small three-wheeled car manufactured by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England. Being a three-wheeler, and lightweight, the vehicle could be driven on a motorcycle licence in the United Kingdom.
Relic A relic is an object, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of someone of religious significance, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of Buddhism, some denominations of Christianity, Hinduism, shamanism, and many other personal belief systems.
Relic Dances Relic Dances is an album by Moravian folk metal band Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy (Czech Republic), originally released in 2005 by Redblack. This album was priced Czech Grammy Award as the best act in hard'n'heavy genre in 2005.
Relic Entertainment Relic Entertainment is a game development company that specializes in 3D real-time strategy games and has released a number of innovative PC titles, including Homeworld, Impossible Creatures, Homeworld 2, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (as well as two expansions), and Company of Heroes.
Relic Online Relic Online is a new online gaming system that Relic/THQ will be using for its new games, as a replacement for its previous use of GameSpy Arcade (Dawn of War) and WON (Homeworld). It has been developed by Relic/THQ and Quazal, and is completely separate from any gamespy/WON systems.
Relics: Einstein's Brain Einstein's Brain is a 1994 documentary by Kevin Hull following Japanese professor Kenji Sugimoto in his search for Albert Einstein's brain. It is produced by BBC Films, and is currently not available in any commercial format.
Relict Gull The Relict Gull, Larus relictus, is a medium-sized gull which breeds in two locations in Kazakhstan, one in Russia, several in Mongolia, and one in China. Small numbers appear to migrate to South Korea during the nonbreeding period.
Relief (disambiguation) *Relief comes from a Latin root meaning "to lift away" or to "raise", and generally refers to the removal of fears, symptoms, dangers or burdens, or the giving of aid for this purpose. See Analgesic (painkiller), Medication, Humanitarian aid.
Relief airport Relief airport is used to describe any airport that is built or designated to provide relief or additional capacity to an area when the primary commercial airport(s) reach capacity. In some cases a relief airport is an existing one that is designated to handle a specific class of aircraft such as general aviation.
Relief Camp Workers' Union The Relief Camp Workers' Union (RCWU) was the union into which the inmates of the Canadian government relief camps were organized in the early 1930s. It was affiliated with the Workers' Unity League, the trade union umbrella of the Communist Party of Canada.
Relief of the Poor Act 1782 Gilbert's Act (1782) also known as The Relief of the Poor Act 1782 was a poor relief Act passed by Thomas Gilbert which aimed to organise poor relief on a county basis, these counties would be grouped into parishes which could set up workhouses between them. However, these workhouses were only intended to help the elderly, sick and orphaned not able-bodied poor.
Relief pitcher A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness or fatigue. Relievers are further divided informally into closers, middle relief pitchers, left-handed specialists, set-up pitchers and long relievers.
Relief print A relief print is an image created by a printmaking process, such as woodcut, where the areas of the matrix (plate or block) that are to show printed black (typically) are on the original surface; the parts of the matrix that are to be blank (white) having been cut away, or otherwise removed. Printing the image is therefore a relatively simple matter of inking the face of the matrix and bringing it in firm contact with the paper; a printing-press may not be needed as the back of the paper can be rubbed or pressed by hand with a simple tool.
Relief ratio The relief ratio is a number calculated to describe the slope of a river or stream. The calculation is just the difference in elevation between the river's source and the river's confluence or mouth divided by the total length of the river or stream.
Relief Society The Relief Society is the women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois the organization, with the motto "Charity Never Faileth," today includes more than 5.
Relief Society Magazine The Relief Society Magazine was the official publication of the Relief Society (the women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) from 1915 to 1970. It succeeded the earlier Woman's Exponent, which was begun in 1876.
Relief Texture Mapping Relief Texture Mapping is a technique that supports the representation of 3-D surface detail, producing self-occlusion, self-shadowing, view-motion parallax, and silhouettes. This technique produces correct views of 3-D surfaces and scenes by augmenting textures with per texel depth.
Relief valve The relief valve is a type of valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system or vessel which can build up by a process upset, instrument or equipment failure, or fire. The pressure is relieved by allowing the pressurised fluid to flow from an auxiliary passage out of the system.

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