Relation
Meanings and phrases
relation
- an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
- the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur; sexual intercourse; intercourse; sex act; copulation; coitus; coition; sexual congress; congress; sexual relation; carnal knowledge
- an act of narration; telling; recounting
- (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; relation back
- a person related by blood or marriage; relative
attorney-client relation
- the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client; lawyer-client relation
bank-depositor relation
- the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors
n.
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another; blood relative; cognate; sib
n.
- a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false; implication; logical implication
n.
- the responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee
conservator-ward relation
- the responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the ward
director-stockholder relation
- the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders
doctor-patient relation
- the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient
executor-heir relation
- the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir
n.
- the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter
lawyer-client relation
- the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client; attorney-client relation
n.
- a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)
n.
- a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
mirror-image relation
- the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another; enantiomorphism
nurse-patient relation
- the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient
n.
- (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; affinity
n.
- the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source
receiver-creditor relation
- the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor
n.
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; relation
n.
- the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur; sexual intercourse; intercourse; sex act; copulation; coitus; coition; sexual congress; congress; relation; carnal knowledge
n.
- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; position
teacher-student relation
- the academic relation between teachers and their students
trustee-beneficiary relation
- the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary
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- No one knows the reason or relation between them.
- The relation between the interred is disputed.
- The relation between BQP and NP is not known.
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- It has no relation to the UK show of the same name.
- He has no relation, however, to Billy Swan.
- He is no relation to the younger entertainer MC Trung Kiên.
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- This equivalence relation is known as the kernel of .
- Likewise, ker(ker) is an equivalence relation on "X"^"X".
- This relation is an equivalence relation.
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- The area is central in relation to other Coal Measures in southern Britain.
- The following grid shows Mawbray's location in relation to other nearby places:
- The church's history and relation to other churches may be summarised in four defining moments.
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- A chain of ancient references show the close relation between the two peoples.
- The incisors of this species were procumbant, suggesting a close relation to "Pithecia".
- Adult moths of "N. casanova" are very similar in appearance to its close relation "N. elegans".
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- In Hasting's plan Indians were to be governed by Indian principles, particularly in relation to the law.
- This period also witnessed significant changes to women's property rights, particularly in relation to their marital status.
- He was also re-elected in 1997, and helped to reform family law, particularly in relation to alimony, and the 35-hour working week.
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- Thus is a recurrence relation for the error.
- A common method in this form of modelling is to use recurrence relation.
- Using the above recurrence relation, all higher can be expressed as polynomials in and .
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- It is also simply called a binary relation over "X".
- The relations are given as a (finite) binary relation on .
- A binary relation is equal to its converse if and only if it is symmetric.
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- Philippe recalls his youth with guilt, especially in relation to Cécile.
- New elements were also included, especially in relation to the rich Akkadian mythology.
- The plan, called Plan" Zero," helped generate even higher inflation, especially in relation to the goods imported.
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- Two terms are used in relation to the subject: women-writing and women's writing.
- It is also being used in relation to thematics such as 'Circles of Child Wellbeing' (with World Vision).
- In general, the less that is used in relation to the whole, the more likely the use will be considered fair.
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- The frequency ω as a function of k is the dispersion relation.
- The notion of group velocity is based on a linear approximation to the dispersion relation formula_30 near a particular value of formula_31.
- The shape of the miniband dispersion influences miniband transport profoundly and accurate dispersion relation calculations are required given wide minibands.