The difference between Relation and Relationship
When used as nouns, relation means the manner in which two things may be associated, whereas relationship means connection or association.
check bellow for the other definitions of Relation and Relationship
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Relation as a noun:
The manner in which two things may be associated.
Examples:
"The relation between diet and health is complex."
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Relation as a noun:
A member of one's family.
Examples:
"Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one."
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Relation as a noun:
The act of relating a story.
Examples:
"Your relation of the events is different from mine."
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Relation as a noun (set theory):
A set of ordered tuples.
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Relation as a noun (set theory):
Specifically, a set of ordered pairs.
Examples:
"Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not."
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Relation as a noun (databases):
A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.
Examples:
"This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key."
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Relation as a noun (mathematics):
A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
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Relation as a noun (category theory):
A subobject of a product of objects.
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Relation as a noun (usually collocated: sexual relation):
The act of intercourse.
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Relationship as a noun:
Connection or association; the condition of being related.
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Relationship as a noun (mathematics):
The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
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Relationship as a noun:
Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
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Relationship as a noun:
A romantic or sexual involvement.
Examples:
"Why are they being mean to her just because she wants a relationship with him?"
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Relationship as a noun:
A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other
Examples:
"I have a good working relationship with my boss."
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Relationship as a noun (music):
The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.