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# relation

«relation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A member of your family; a relative: All our relations…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a relation, relations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A member of your family; a relative: All our relations came for the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#m1)

2) A connection between two or more things: the relation between speed and time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#m2)

3) «Relations» are the way people or groups get on with each other: good relations between neighbours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#m3)

4) «In relation to» (formal) means about or compared with. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#m4)

5) (maths) A rule that connects numbers or things, like «is greater than». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths a relation links two quantities: «The number of legs is 4 times the number of dogs». In science, scientists find the relation between temperature and melting. In everyday life we visit relations at holidays. In the news: «friendly relations between countries». Phrases: «a close/distant relation», «in relation to», «bear no relation to», «poor relation».

### examples

- The relation they bear to each other is variously explained. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x1)
- However, that may be, I hope I have at least succeeded in removing some obstacles to a better understanding of the Sefer Yetzira and the Pythafrorean philosophy and their relation to each other. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x2)
- My aunt is my closest relation in Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x3)
- Is there a relation between sleep and test scores? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x4)
- The two numbers have a simple relation: the second is double the first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x5)
- The two teams have good relations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x6)
- Write the answer in relation to the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x7)
- We have relations all over Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x8)
- The story bears no relation to the facts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x9)
- «Greater than» is a relation between numbers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x10)
- So close is the resemblance, indeed, that it is impossible not to surmise an historical relation between the two. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/#x11)

### note

Countable: relations. Similar: relative (family), relationship (a connection, often between people). «Relationship» is more common for feelings between people; «relation» for family members and maths connections.

### In the corpora

- [A preposition shows where or when one thing is in relation to another: under, on, after, before, between.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/27-word-classes-the-jobs-words-do/28/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «relation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.