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happytoexplainyesterday at 5:54 PM1 replyview on HN

I'm speaking colloquially, not statistically. More literally, I mean "absolutely, but also relative to various things." See the parent's reply to you for concrete examples.


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WalterBrightyesterday at 6:04 PM

I asked because if a coworker gets a bigger raise than Bob, then Bob is relatively poorer. But Bob isn't actually poorer.