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A relative risk (rr) quantifies how many times more or less likely the disease is in"exposed"people compared to"unexposed"people. Traditionally, exposure has been considered in terms of environmental agents; but in genetic studies, exposure can represent the underlying genotype or allele. ...
Ãâó: www.cs.uu.nl/people/ronnie/local/genome/r.html
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| relationship |
The link between two entities in a system or network, such as the relationship between a vendor and a customer or two activities in a project.
Ãâó: www.bridgefieldgroup.com/glos8.htm
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| relict |
A widow or widower, especially a woman whose husband has passed away. Seen mainly in 18th century court records.
Ãâó: home.earthlink.net/~genealogyplanet/glossary_terms...
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| relative risk |
The chances of contracting a disease from a particular cause (eg, alcohol use) relative to the chances of contracting a disease in general. For example, if the relative risk of falls related to alcohol 3, it means that people using alcohol are 3 times more likely to be injured in a fall than people who do not use alcohol.
Ãâó: www3.uta.edu/sswtech/sapvc/information/teens13_15/...
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| relaxation |
Rate of reduction of stress in a material due to creep. An alternate term is stress relaxation.
Ãâó: unistates.com/rmt/explained/glossary/rmtglossaryr....
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