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Relation
In
mathematics
, a
relation
is a generalization of arithmetic relations such as "=" and "<" which occur in statements such as "5 < 6" or "2+2 = 4". See
mathematical relation
,
binary relation
and
relational algebra
.
A
relational database
stores data in relations called tables. Their data manipulation languages provide operations on tables that follow the relational algebra.
In
law
, a
relation
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