Relation
noun
The way in which two things or people are connected.
The relation between parents and their children is unique.
Often appears as...
- relation between
- relation to
noun
A person who is part of the same family.
She was a distant relation of mine.
Often appears as...
- distant relation
- close relation
noun
The way someone thinks and behaves towards someone else.
He has always had a good relation with his teachers.
Often appears as...
- good relation
- bad relation
noun
A mathematical relationship between two variables or quantities.
The logician can make exact determinations concerning the relation of concepts.
Often appears as...
- relation of concepts
- relation of quantities
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The way in which two things or people are connected.
The relation between parents and their children is unique.
Often appears as...
- relation between
- relation to
noun
A person who is part of the same family.
She was a distant relation of mine.
Often appears as...
- distant relation
- close relation
noun
The way someone thinks and behaves towards someone else.
He has always had a good relation with his teachers.
Often appears as...
- good relation
- bad relation
noun
A mathematical relationship between two variables or quantities.
The logician can make exact determinations concerning the relation of concepts.
Often appears as...
- relation of concepts
- relation of quantities
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Non-Human Usage
Use 'relation' to describe connections between ideas, events, or objects, not just people.
The relation between diet and health is widely discussed.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
'Relation' does not imply a positive or negative connection; it's neutral.
The pollution in the city has a direct relation to traffic volume.
Pro Tip 1/2Non-Human Usage
Use 'relation' to describe connections between ideas, events, or objects, not just people.
The relation between diet and health is widely discussed.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
'Relation' does not imply a positive or negative connection; it's neutral.
The pollution in the city has a direct relation to traffic volume.
Pro Tip 1/2Non-Human Usage
Use 'relation' to describe connections between ideas, events, or objects, not just people.
The relation between diet and health is widely discussed.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
'Relation' does not imply a positive or negative connection; it's neutral.
The pollution in the city has a direct relation to traffic volume.
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Carne Ross: An...
and sure enough, I failed. I couldn't see all the blinking different lights, and I can't distinguish color. So I had to choose another career, and this was in fact relatively easy for me, because I had an abiding passion all the way through my childhood, which was international relations.
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The origins of ballet -...
to where one could walk or sit in relation to the King. Over time, the study of ballet became a central element of court life, and proper grasp of the etiquette could make or break one's success as a courtier. Many of these court gestures can still be seen in modern ballet techniques.
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Ideasthesia: How do...
For science, the task is to find where this network lies, how it is formed, and how it interacts with external stimuli. For philosophy, the challenge is to rethink what this new model of consciousness means for our understanding of our selves and our relation to the world around us.
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What is international...
fantastic definition with this idea that we'd actually changed the global economy to help the poorest to the poor and I think it's really a reproach to us that we've moved away from thinking that big there's the postmodern definition a set of ideas that shapes power relations
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Why elephants never...
And despite the distant relation, convergent evolution has made it remarkably similar to the human brain, with as many neurons and synapses and a highly developed hippocampus and cerebral cortex. It is the hippocampus, strongly associated with emotion, that aids recollection
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An Art Made of Trust,...
relation was one to one. I was watching these people, they would come and sit in front of me, but they would have to wait for hours and hours and hours to get to this position, and finally, they sit. And what happened? They are observed by the other people,
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Bring on the learning...
We create our lives symbiotically as we explore our talents in relation to the circumstances they help to create for us. But, you know, we have become obsessed with this linear narrative. And probably the pinnacle for education is getting you to college.
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Why Brexit happened --...
is that free trade, the movement of capital, the movement of people across borders benefit everyone on aggregate. The consensus amongst international relations scholars is that globalization brings interdependence, which brings cooperation and peace.
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How Do Cats Use Their...
Let's just take the toy away for a second and let's Can we have a look at what we've just taken? Okay, so here we go. The cat realises the mouse is within his grasp, but he wants to know exactly where it is in relation to his mouth.
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Exoplanets 101 PIPE...
including radio velocity, in which a planet causes a star to wobble. Direct imaging, where the glare of stars is blocked in order to see objects nearby. Astrometry, which observes the star's movements in relation to nearby stars.
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Carne Ross: An...
and sure enough, I failed. I couldn't see all the blinking different lights, and I can't distinguish color. So I had to choose another career, and this was in fact relatively easy for me, because I had an abiding passion all the way through my childhood, which was international relations.
Video examples
The origins of ballet -...
to where one could walk or sit in relation to the King. Over time, the study of ballet became a central element of court life, and proper grasp of the etiquette could make or break one's success as a courtier. Many of these court gestures can still be seen in modern ballet techniques.
Video examples
Ideasthesia: How do...
For science, the task is to find where this network lies, how it is formed, and how it interacts with external stimuli. For philosophy, the challenge is to rethink what this new model of consciousness means for our understanding of our selves and our relation to the world around us.
Video examples
What is international...
fantastic definition with this idea that we'd actually changed the global economy to help the poorest to the poor and I think it's really a reproach to us that we've moved away from thinking that big there's the postmodern definition a set of ideas that shapes power relations
Video examples
Why elephants never...
And despite the distant relation, convergent evolution has made it remarkably similar to the human brain, with as many neurons and synapses and a highly developed hippocampus and cerebral cortex. It is the hippocampus, strongly associated with emotion, that aids recollection
Video examples
An Art Made of Trust,...
relation was one to one. I was watching these people, they would come and sit in front of me, but they would have to wait for hours and hours and hours to get to this position, and finally, they sit. And what happened? They are observed by the other people,
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
We create our lives symbiotically as we explore our talents in relation to the circumstances they help to create for us. But, you know, we have become obsessed with this linear narrative. And probably the pinnacle for education is getting you to college.
Video examples
Why Brexit happened --...
is that free trade, the movement of capital, the movement of people across borders benefit everyone on aggregate. The consensus amongst international relations scholars is that globalization brings interdependence, which brings cooperation and peace.
Video examples
How Do Cats Use Their...
Let's just take the toy away for a second and let's Can we have a look at what we've just taken? Okay, so here we go. The cat realises the mouse is within his grasp, but he wants to know exactly where it is in relation to his mouth.
Video examples
Exoplanets 101 PIPE...
including radio velocity, in which a planet causes a star to wobble. Direct imaging, where the glare of stars is blocked in order to see objects nearby. Astrometry, which observes the star's movements in relation to nearby stars.
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Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican Economist
We need better measures of people's expectations and levels of satisfaction, of how they spend their time, of their relations with other people... We need to focus on stocks as much as on flows, and we need to broaden the range of assets that we consider important to sustain our well-being.
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Esai Morales
American Actor
We understand 'Roots,' and that experience was mind-boggling, and it changed the way society viewed race relations. It was incredibly important. With 'Roots,' I was just as proud as anybody else that people of color were getting their stories told.
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Jose Maria Aznar
Spanish Statesman
We insist that the international community cannot depend on any country with weapons of mass destruction which has relations with terrorists, and which allows itself the luxury of not respecting the law and of defying the international community.
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Jay Hernandez
American Actor
But in film you always watch situations or stories that you really have no relation to. A lot of times just because there's no personal connection doesn't mean you can't connect with the film or the characters in the film.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.
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Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life.
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Kevin de Leon
American Politician
Foreign relations should involve human rights, workers' rights, and environmental protection.
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Edward Gibbon
English Historian
Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.
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Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican Economist
We need better measures of people's expectations and levels of satisfaction, of how they spend their time, of their relations with other people... We need to focus on stocks as much as on flows, and we need to broaden the range of assets that we consider important to sustain our well-being.
Quote examples
Esai Morales
American Actor
We understand 'Roots,' and that experience was mind-boggling, and it changed the way society viewed race relations. It was incredibly important. With 'Roots,' I was just as proud as anybody else that people of color were getting their stories told.
Quote examples
Jose Maria Aznar
Spanish Statesman
We insist that the international community cannot depend on any country with weapons of mass destruction which has relations with terrorists, and which allows itself the luxury of not respecting the law and of defying the international community.
Quote examples
Jay Hernandez
American Actor
But in film you always watch situations or stories that you really have no relation to. A lot of times just because there's no personal connection doesn't mean you can't connect with the film or the characters in the film.
Quote examples
Angela Merkel
German Statesman
In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.
Quote examples
Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Quote examples
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life.
Quote examples
Kevin de Leon
American Politician
Foreign relations should involve human rights, workers' rights, and environmental protection.
Quote examples
Edward Gibbon
English Historian
Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.
Example 1 of 10
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