The difference between Relation and Telling

When used as nouns, relation means the manner in which two things may be associated, whereas telling means the act of narration.

Telling is also adjective with the meaning: having force.

check bellow for the other definitions of Relation and Telling

  1. Relation as a noun:

    The manner in which two things may be associated.

    Examples:

    "The relation between diet and health is complex."

  2. Relation as a noun:

    A member of one's family.

    Examples:

    "Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one."

  3. Relation as a noun:

    The act of relating a story.

    Examples:

    "Your relation of the events is different from mine."

  4. Relation as a noun (set theory):

    A set of ordered tuples.

  5. Relation as a noun (set theory):

    Specifically, a set of ordered pairs.

    Examples:

    "Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not."

  6. 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."

  7. Relation as a noun (mathematics):

    A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.

  8. Relation as a noun (category theory):

    A subobject of a product of objects.

  9. Relation as a noun (usually collocated: sexual relation):

    The act of intercourse.

  1. Telling as an adjective:

    having force

  2. Telling as an adjective:

    revealing information

  3. Telling as an adjective:

    serving to convince

  1. Telling as a verb:

  1. Telling as a noun:

    The act of narration.

  2. Telling as a noun:

    The disclosure of information.

  3. Telling as a noun (archaic):

    Counting, numbering.

  4. Telling as a noun (usually in the negative):

    Ability to determine.

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