cappy
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While reading a book called A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America by Bruce Gibney, I find a term called 'in absolute terms'. This sentence I find,"Though economic conditions of the Seventies may have been the worst since the Great Depression, they were not so bad in absolute terms: living standards continued to rise and performance was better, overall, than it would be in subsequent recessions".
I search Longman's Dictionary. It gives 'measured by itself, not in comparison with other things'
Example: In absolute terms wages have risen, but not in comparison with the cost of living."
I still no understand. Does it mean 'absolutely'?
I search Longman's Dictionary. It gives 'measured by itself, not in comparison with other things'
Example: In absolute terms wages have risen, but not in comparison with the cost of living."
I still no understand. Does it mean 'absolutely'?
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