Synonyms: liberalisation, liberalization, relaxation
Definition: the act of making less strict
Similar words: easement, easing, relief, alleviation
Definition: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
Usage: he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
Synonyms: relaxation, relaxation method
Definition: a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
Similar words: operation, mathematical operation, mathematical process
Definition: (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
Usage: the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation; they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic
Synonyms: rest, relaxation, repose, ease
Definition: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Usage: took his repose by the swimming pool
Similar words: inactivity
Definition: being inactive; being less active
Synonyms: relaxation, slackening, loosening
Definition: an occurrence of control or strength weakening
Usage: the relaxation of requirements; the loosening of his grip; the slackening of the wind
Similar words: weakening
Definition: becoming weaker
Synonyms: relaxation, easiness
Definition: a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
Usage: the easiness we feel when sleeping
Similar words: quietness, quietude, tranquility, tranquillity
Definition: a state of peace and quiet
Synonyms: relaxation, relaxation behavior
Definition: (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
Similar words: exponential decay, exponential return
Definition: a decrease that follows an exponential function
Synonyms: relaxation
Definition: (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
Similar words: increase, increment, growth
Definition: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
Usage: the increase in unemployment; the growth of population