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relationship
noun
the
way
in
which
two
or
more
people
or
groups
feel
and
behave
toward
each
other
•
A
strong
relationship
between
teachers
and
students
can
improve
learning
.
A
strong
relationship
between
teachers
and
students
can
improve
learning
.
•
Good
communication
is
the
key
to
any
healthy
relationship
.
Good
communication
is
the
key
to
any
healthy
relationship
.
From
relation
+
-ship
;
first
recorded
in
the
1730s
.
noun
a
close
romantic
partnership
between
two
people
who
are
dating
or
married
•
Maya
and
Lucas
announced
they
were
in
a
serious
relationship
.
Maya
and
Lucas
announced
they
were
in
a
serious
relationship
.
•
She
ended
the
relationship
because
they
wanted
different
things
.
She
ended
the
relationship
because
they
wanted
different
things
.
noun
the
way
in
which
two
or
more
things
are
connected
or
affect
each
other
•
Scientists
study
the
relationship
between
diet
and
health
.
Scientists
study
the
relationship
between
diet
and
health
.
•
There
is
a
direct
relationship
between
temperature
and
pressure
in
the
experiment
.
There
is
a
direct
relationship
between
temperature
and
pressure
in
the
experiment
.
noun
a
family
connection
between
people
who
share
the
same
ancestors
•
My
relationship
to
Sarah
is
that
she
is
my
cousin
.
My
relationship
to
Sarah
is
that
she
is
my
cousin
.
•
He
discovered
his
relationship
with
the
famous
poet
while
tracing
his
family
tree
.
He
discovered
his
relationship
with
the
famous
poet
while
tracing
his
family
tree
.
relation
noun
the
way
in
which
two
or
more
people
,
things
,
or
ideas
are
connected
•
There
is
a
close
relation
between
exercise
and
good
health
.
There
is
a
close
relation
between
exercise
and
good
health
.
•
Scientists
measured
the
relation
between
temperature
and
pressure
in
the
experiment
.
Scientists
measured
the
relation
between
temperature
and
pressure
in
the
experiment
.
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
relatio
“
bringing
back
,
connection
,”
from
referre
“
to
bring
back
.”
noun
a
person
who
is
part
of
your
family
by
blood
or
marriage
•
Is
Sarah
a
relation
of
yours
?
Is
Sarah
a
relation
of
yours
?
•
Many
of
my
relations
live
abroad
.
Many
of
my
relations
live
abroad
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
,
early
use
broadened
to
mean
a
person
connected
by
family
ties
.
noun
the
act
of
telling
or
describing
something
,
especially
in
detail
•
His
vivid
relation
of
the
battle
kept
the
audience
spellbound
.
His
vivid
relation
of
the
battle
kept
the
audience
spellbound
.
•
The
diary
provides
a
detailed
relation
of
her
journey
across
the
desert
.
The
diary
provides
a
detailed
relation
of
her
journey
across
the
desert
.
Borrowed
from
Late
Latin
relatio
meaning
“
telling
,
narration
,”
influenced
by
legal
and
historical
usage
.
correlation
noun
a
connection
or
relationship
between
two
or
more
things
in
which
a
change
in
one
is
often
linked
with
a
change
in
another
•
Researchers
found
a
strong
correlation
between
regular
exercise
and
happier
moods
in
teenagers
.
Researchers
found
a
strong
correlation
between
regular
exercise
and
happier
moods
in
teenagers
.
•
There
seems
to
be
little
correlation
between
how
wealthy
someone
is
and
how
generous
they
are
.
There
seems
to
be
little
correlation
between
how
wealthy
someone
is
and
how
generous
they
are
.
from
Latin
correlatio
(“
reciprocal
relation
”),
from
com-
(“
together
”)
+
relatio
(“
bringing
back
,
relation
”)
noun
in
statistics
,
a
numerical
measure
that
shows
how
strongly
and
in
what
direction
two
variables
move
together
•
The
Pearson
correlation
coefficient
for
the
data
set
was
0
.
87
,
indicating
a
strong
positive
relationship
.
The
Pearson
correlation
coefficient
for
the
data
set
was
0
.
87
,
indicating
a
strong
positive
relationship
.
•
A
scatter
graph
that
slopes
downward
usually
signals
a
negative
correlation
.
A
scatter
graph
that
slopes
downward
usually
signals
a
negative
correlation
.
extended
from
the
general
sense
in
early
20th-century
mathematical
statistics