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internal relation

noun Philosophy.

a relation between two entities such that if they had not been in this relation the nature of each would necessarily have been different.

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Compare external relation.

Origin of internal relation

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby internal relation

internal phase, internal pudendal artery, internal pudendal vein, internal rate of return, internal reconstruction, internal relation, internal resistance, internal respiration, internal revenue, Internal Revenue Service, internal rhyme
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