Relation vs. Relationship

By Jaxson

  • Relation (noun)

    The manner in which two things may be associated.

    “The relation between diet and health is complex.”

  • Relation (noun)

    A member of one’s family.

    “Yes, he’s a relation of mine, but only a distant one.”

  • Relation (noun)

    The act of relating a story.

    “Your relation of the events is different from mine.”

  • Relation (noun)

    A set of ordered tuples.

  • Relation (noun)

    Specifically, a set of ordered pairs.

    “Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.”

  • Relation (noun)

    A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.

    “This relation uses the customer’s social security number as a key.”

  • Relation (noun)

    A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.

  • Relation (noun)

    A subobject of a product of objects.

  • Relation (noun)

    The act of intercourse.

  • Relationship (noun)

    Connection or association; the condition of being related.

  • Relationship (noun)

    The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.

  • Relationship (noun)

    Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

  • Relationship (noun)

    A romantic or sexual involvement.

    “Why are they being mean to her just because she wants a relationship with him?”

  • Relationship (noun)

    A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other

    “I have a good working relationship with my boss.”

  • Relationship (noun)

    The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

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