relation
<mathematics >
1. A subset of the product of two sets,
R : A x BIf (a, b) is an element of R then we write
a R bmeaning a is related to b by R. A relation may be: reflexive (a R a), symmetric (a R b => b R a), transitive (a R b & b R c => a R c), antisymmetric (a R b & b R a => a = b) or total (a R b or b R a). Relations are most commonly between two sets (binary relations) but could be between more than two. See equivalence relation, partial ordering, pre-order, total ordering.
<database >
2. A table in a relational database.
Last updated: 1995年02月28日
Nearby terms:
reinvent the wheel ♦ relation ♦ relational algebra ♦ relational calculus
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