Relation

Definitions of Relation
  1. noun
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
    synonyms: Beziehung, Verhältnis
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    Besitz, Besitzwechsel
    anything owned or possessed
    Lokalisierung, Orientierung, Position, Verortung
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    Eignerschaft, Inhaberschaft
    the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
    logische Relation
    a relation between propositions
    mathematische Beziehung
    a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
    Verbindung
    a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
    Unverbundenheit
    the lack of a connection between things
    sprachliche Relation
    a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
    Geistesverwandtschaft, Seelenverwandtschaft
    a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
    Sippschaft, Verwandtschaft
    (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
    Geschäftsbeziehung
    a relation between different business enterprises
    Opposition
    the relation between opposed entities
    sprachliche Einheit
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
    Punkt
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
    Teilhaberschaft
    ownership of a business by the people who work for it
    Besitztum, Eigentum, Hab und Gut, Habe, materieller Besitz
    something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
    Funktion
    (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
    Beziehungslosigkeit
    the lack of any particular manner of connectedness
    lexikalisch-semantische Relation, semantische Relation
    a relation between meanings
    Mitteilung
    an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
    Mitglied
    anything that belongs to a set or class
    Blutsverwandtschaft
    (anthropology) related by blood
    Kurs, Richtung
    the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    Kundschaft
    relation of a client to a patron
    Chronologie, Reihenfolge, Zeitabfolge
    an arrangement of events in time
    Kontrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
    Negation, Verneinung
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
    Differenz
    a significant change
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