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The word “relationship” is employed in literature to denote a wide array of connections, ranging from precise technical correlations to the more abstract bonds among people and ideas. In analytical works, it is used to describe measurable associations, such as the intricate connection between baud and bits per second [1] or the mathematical link between physiological states and rates of respiration [2]. In artistic and critical treatises, it often refers to the way visual elements or lines interact to create a cohesive whole [3], while in narratives it signifies the deep, sometimes complex ties between individuals, as in the portrayal of personal histories and emotional bonds [4]. This versatility demonstrates how the term can traverse the realms of science, art, and human relationships, lending richness and precision to literary expression.
  1. The relationship between baud and bits per second is complex, and often misused.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  2. Many illustrations could be given of the mathematical relationship between man's respiratory rate and the variations in his states of consciousness.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  3. Now, by drawing 7-8, we have set up a relationship between lines 3-4, 5-6, and 1-2, for this line radiates with all of them.
    — from The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold Speed
  4. I then told her of the true relationship between Sophie and myself, and the reasons I had for despising her mother.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

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