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Is "relatively sluggish" the proper wording for "5 order of magnitude slower" ? The overnight backup was relatively sluggish last night, instead of 1 minute we
by gutnor 9y ago
Is "relatively sluggish" the proper wording for "5 order of magnitude slower" ?
The overnight backup was relatively sluggish last night, instead of 1 minute we expect it to take a little over 2 months.
- mort96 9y agoI mean, in relation to all everyday objects, 3 kilometers per second is stupidly fast and not at all sluggish. The overnight backup was relatively sluggish last night, instead of 1 microsecond it took a little over 100 milliseconds.
- ghusbands 9y agoRelatively is a modifier that here means "compared to something else". When someone says "relatively X", they are saying it is not actually "X" but it seems so in comparison. So they are saying that the combined particle isn't sluggish (because 3km/s is very much faster than a slug), but in comparison to light it _is_ sluggish. Hence, relatively sluggish.
- TomMarius 9y agoWhy is this downvoted?