> Relative to itself

Then it would be an absolute change, not a relative one.

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.

	▲	WalterBright an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I asked because if a coworker gets a bigger raise than Bob, then Bob is relatively poorer. But Bob isn't actually poorer.