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mathematical relation
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Noun1.mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function, map - (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
parity - (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity; "parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data"
transitivity - (logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and third
reflexiveness, reflexivity - (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself


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