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relatively

 adverb
     
rel‧a‧tive‧ly S2 W2
1 something that is relatively small, easy etc is fairly small, easy etc compared to other things:
The system is relatively easy to use.
E-commerce is a relatively recent phenomenon.
2

relatively speaking

used when comparing something with all similar things:
Relatively speaking, land prices are still pretty cheap here.
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