The phrase "a relatively steady rate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a consistent or stable pace of change or occurrence in various contexts, such as economics, science, or general observations.
Example: "The population of the city has been growing at a relatively steady rate over the past decade."
Alternatives: "a fairly constant rate" or "a moderately stable rate."
Molecular clocks use the rate at which DNA sequences change to estimate how long ago new species arose, assuming a relatively steady rate of genetic evolution.
The annual ATL research suggests that working hours in independent sector have stayed at a relatively steady rate since 2004, at more than 48 hours for most teachers.
This is a reversal from earlier periods: support for same-sex marriage has been increasing, and opposition to it has been decreasing, at a relatively steady rate of perhaps two or three percentage points a year since 2004.
H3N2 antigenic drift is characterized by stepwise antigenic changes that occur every 2 8 years [5], against a background of a relatively steady rate of amino acid substitutions.
Nicotine patches deliver nicotine through the skin at a relatively steady rate [ 14].
Figure 1 shows a relatively steady rate of T2D incidence after diagnosis of GDM over the study period.
Results provide direct evidence of two distinct stages of crack growth in rolling contact fatigue: stage 1, within which cracks grow at a slow and relatively steady rate, consumed most of the total life; and stage 2, reached at a critical crack length, within which the propagation rate rapidly increases.
Figure 6 Stand structure of trees ≥ 10 cm girth in 'Khasi hill sal' forest in Meghalaya: a) structure in horizontal space, in nine girth classes, follows an exponential decline with increasingly slower rate as the size of girth increases, and b) vertical stratification in six height classes follows a unimodal exponential decline at relatively steady rate.
A relatively steady release rate for over 40 days after an initial burst was achieved using a formulation for long-term release, which is desirable for establishing and maintaining the necessary therapeutic levels.
Taking the growth velocity reference values for Dutch children into account (Gerver and de Bruin 2003), the lack of influence of age as a confounder could also be explained by a relatively steady growth rate in this particular age group.
This study shows decreasing rates of knee arthroscopy in public hospitals and relatively steady rates in private hospitals in an Australian population across a 9-year period.
