relation
Connection between things
Relation is a connection between things or people.
Two quantities have a relation when one affects or corresponds to the other.
People related by blood or marriage are relations: She's a distant relation on my mother's side.
Relations between countries or groups describes their dealings and attitudes toward each other: diplomatic relations, labor relations.
Sexual relations is a formal term for intercourse.
In relation to means concerning or compared with.
Related people together
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
clan · genealogy · descendant · ancestor · sibling · cousin · nephew · niece
A joining or relation
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- closenessState of proximity
intimacy · rapport · affinity · friendship · partnership · association · liaison · affiliation
Statistical relationship measure
- causationProduction of effects
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- ratioComparative numerical relation
comparison · analogy · equivalence · parallel · function · variable · coefficient · inverse
Mutual exchange of actions
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interplayReciprocal action between things
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
interconnection · dependence · coexistence · synergy · linkage · correlation · nexus · entanglement
Binding pact between nations
- allianceFormal union of parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- ententeInformal international understanding
protocol · agreement · coalition · federation · confederation · bloc · détente · rapprochement
family
Related people together
heritage · clan · genealogy · descendant · ancestor · sibling · cousin · nephew · niece · grandparent
connection
A joining or relation
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
closeness · intimacy · rapport · affinity · friendship · partnership · association · liaison · affiliation · alliance
correlation
Statistical relationship measure
- causationProduction of effects
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- proportionComparative relation of parts
ratio · comparison · analogy · equivalence · parallel · function · variable · coefficient · inverse · direct
reciprocity
Mutual exchange of actions
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interplayReciprocal action between things
interaction · interconnection · dependence · coexistence · synergy · linkage · correlation · nexus · entanglement · interface
treaty
Binding pact between nations
entente · protocol · agreement · coalition · federation · confederation · bloc · détente · rapprochement · diplomacy
account
Record of dealings
- storyAccount of events
- tellingMeaningfully indicative
- recountingNarrating events from memory
narration · chronicle · report · description · testimony · recital · rendition · version · depiction
- relationsconnection, link, linkage, reflexive, linking
- associativememory, recall, learning, mnemonic, chaining
- relatednessconnection, link, tie, connectedness, interdependence
- abstractionsidea, concept, abstraction, thought, meaning
- math conceptsangle, numbers, algebra, circle, equations
- databasesSQL, table, databases, database, tables
relationdisconnection
State of being severed
separation · isolation · disengagement · dissociation · detachment
relationstranger
Person not yet known
nonrelative · outsider · foreigner · alien · acquaintance
relationincompatibility
Unable to function together
incongruity · incongruence · incongruousness · variance · disagreement
- interracial relationshipsRomance between different ethnicities
- in a relationshipCommitted to a partner
- close relativesImmediate family members
- blood relativeFamily by biological descent
- relative toIn relation or proportion
- public relationsOrganizational reputation management
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