in terms of
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
[Of one variable or unit of measurement which has a known relationship to another] Using equivalent expressions that use one variable in place of expressions involving the other.
prep
As an approach or way of proceeding.
Example Sentences
- "If x=2y then 5x can be expressed in terms of y as 10y."
- "I switched to a different bank for better customer service, but there was little difference in terms of interest rates."
- "She has no idea how she wants the house to look in terms of décor."
- "The fact is, "dad" is a designation you could assign – at least in terms of age – to many of Hollywood's biggest male actors."
- "This is closely connected to “resource injustice”, i.e. the unilateral burden of learning the shared language in terms of time, energy and money[…]."
- "We had been thinking in terms of purchasing those notes on the market, since they were selling at a discount."