What does relations mean?

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re·la·tions

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. relations, dealingsnoun

    mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

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  1. relations

    In mathematics, a relation is a set of ordered pairs, often defined between two sets. It establishes a relationship between the elements of these sets. This can be any correlation or connection that groups the pairs together, such as equality, inequality, or a specific operation. In a broader context, a relation can also refer to the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected.

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  1. Relations

    Relations is an album of cover versions by Kathryn Williams, released in 2004.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. RELATIONS

    A tedious pack of people who haven't the remotest knowledge of how to live nor the smallest instinct about when to die.

Editors Contribution

  1. relations

    Plural form of the word relation.

    We have many relations in our family.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 20, 2020  

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'relations' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #844

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'relations' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3204

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Anagrams for relations »

  1. orientals

  2. serotinal

  3. tensorial

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of relations in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of relations in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of relations in a Sentence

  1. Mikhail Gorbachev:

    I note that these have not solved the problems, but they have served to undermine international law and weaken international relations.

  2. Thomas Gift:

    Did Donald Trump irrevocably damage relations with Europe? I think the answer to that is no.

  3. Aybars Gorgulu:

    There's no diplomatic relations between the countries, and that plays into why Turks think there's a crazy diaspora obsessed with genocide, but that's not true, the best thing for Armenia would be to enter into dialogue with Turkey, normalize relations, and open the border.

  4. Jim Risch:

    Congress has a vital oversight role to play with the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. To get to the bottom of what went wrong and prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, we must have administration officials testify, including Secretary Austin who has refused to come before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The debacle in Afghanistan is an interagency failure, and we must hear from all relevant officials in order to hold the right people accountable.

  5. Joel Rubin:

    The Biden administration will be challenged to navigate this space, which will require close coordination with Netanyahu himself, personally, as he attempts to manage a challenging governing coalition for Israeli-Arab relations.

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