relation

  1. Noun.  The manner in which two things may be associated.
  2. Noun.  A member of one's family.
  3. Noun.  The act of relating a story.
  4. Noun.  (set theory) A set of ordered tuples.
  5. Noun.  (set theory) ''Specifically'', a set of ordered pairs.
  6. Noun.  (databases) A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.
  7. Noun.  (mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.

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