relation vs abstraction

abstraction vs relation

relation and abstraction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relation	Yes	No	No	No
abstraction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abstraction is a hypernym of relation; that is, abstraction is a word with a broader meaning than relation:

relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

Other hypernyms of relation include abstract entity.

relation (noun)	abstraction (noun)
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together	a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups	the act of withdrawing or removing something
sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur	an abstract painting
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time	a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
an act of narration	preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
a person related by blood or marriage	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

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