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English

Etymology
From AF. relacioun, from OF. relacion (French: #French|relation), from L. relationem, nominative of relatio, noun of process form from perfect passive participle relatus, related, from verb referre, to refer, to relate, from prefix re-#Latin|re-, again, + ferre, to bear, to carry

Pronunciation
rĭ-l�'sh�n, /rɪ�leɪ��n/, /<tt>rI"leIS@n</tt>/
audio|en-us-relation.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|Rhymes: -eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

1. The manner in which two things may be associated.

#: The relation between diet and health is complex.

1. mathematics A set of ordered tuples; equivalently, a Boolean function of two or more arguments.

#: Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not.

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

#: This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key.

1. A member of one's family.

#: Yes, he's a relation of mine, but a only distant one.

1. The act of relating a story.

#:Your relation of the events is different from mine.

Synonyms
(way in which two things may be associated): connection, link, relationship
(in mathematics): correspondence
(member of one's family): relative
(act of relating a story): recounting, telling

Translations
trans-top|way in which two things may be associated
Czech: vztah m
Finnish: suhde
German: Beziehung f
Japanese: ��, ��
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|پ�������د�
Malayalam: ബന�ധ� (bandham)
Swedish: #Swedish|relation c, samband n
Slovenian: odnos m, relacija f
Telugu: స�బ�ధమ� (sambandhamu)
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trans-top|mathematics: set of ordered tuples, a Boolean function of two or more arguments
Chinese: �系
Czech: relace f
Dutch: relatie
Finnish: relaatio
French: relation f
German: Relation f
trans-mid
Italian: relazione f
Japanese: ��
Spanish: relación f
Slovenian: relacija f
Swedish: #Swedish|relation c
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trans-top|a set of ordered tuples retrievable by a database
Finnish: relaatio
German: Relation f
trans-mid
Swedish: #Swedish|relation c
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trans-top|member of one's family
Finnish: sukulainen, omainen
French: parent#French|parent m
trans-mid
Italian: parente m<!--note: this is correct; "parent" is "genitore"-->
Swedish: släkting c
Slovenian: sorodnik m
Telugu: బ�ధ�వ�
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trans-top|act of relating a story
Finnish: kertomus
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Related terms
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close relation
direct relation
distant relation
equivalence relation
friends and relations
indirect relation
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inverse relation
relate
relations
relationship
shirttail relation
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See also
top2
w:relation_(mathematics)|Wikipedia article on relations in mathematics
ancestor
aunt
brother
child
cousin
database
daughter
descendant
father
mid2
normal form
function
mother
parent
sibling
sister
son
table
uncle
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French

Etymology
From L. relatio.

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #Noun|relation

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-relation.ogg|audio

Noun
relation c
sv-noun-reg-er

1. #English|relation; how two things may be associated
2. context|math|lang=sv relation; set of ordered tuples
3. context|computing|lang=sv relation; retrievable by a database

See also
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