A relatively positioned element is positioned with respect to where it would be if it was not positioned. An absolutely positioned element is positioned with respect to the edges of its closest ancestor that is positioned (i.e. not position: static) or, if there is no such ancestor, the browser viewport.
relative change is a proprotional change where absolute change is a complete change.........
Absolute is used to refer to a specific position on the screen. Relative is for refering to a position relative to a another item. If you wanted something 1 inch from the top and 1 inch from the left, that would be an absolute. If you wanted something 1 inch below the position it would be normally displayed, then that would be relative. <span style="position:absolute; top:1in; left:1in;">This is absolute</span> <span style="position:relative; top:1in;">This is relative</span>
absolute location is the exact place and relative location is were the place is related to something else.
Relative age is the age of a rock relative to the rock layers around it, absolute age is a rock's exact age.
absolute reference is the adress or pointer that does not changes while relative reference changes when the target item is moved or the relationship to it has changed
Absolute pressure is measured relative to a perfect vacuum, while gauge pressure is measured relative to atmospheric pressure.
absolute deviation is a difference between say two numbers. The result has the same units as the two numbers have. Relative deviation is a ratio and so it is a pure number without any units.
what is the difference between relative and absolute location? It could be the relationship that lets absolute memory relate to anything whiles relative memory is specific. When you remember something and its absolute then it means you can remember by any means so you have trained the brain to remember it by any means while relative memory is related by place or dimension. There is also such a thing as partial memory!
There is no difference between the two. Relative risk is the same as relative ratio. Commonly abbreviated as RR, relative risk/ratio is measure of absolute risk in one population as a proportion of absolute risk in another. It is a measure of the strength of association.
Absolute path: Path from root directory (it is the same place, wherever the current path is) Relative path: Relative to the current path.
The Absolute Measure of dispersion is basically the measure of variation from the mean such as standard deviation. On the other hand the relative measure of dispersion is basically the position of a certain variable with reference to or as compared with the other variables. Such as the percentiles or the z-score.
Gauge pressure is the pressure measured relative to atmospheric pressure, while absolute pressure is the pressure measured relative to a perfect vacuum.