internal relation

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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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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

How to use internal relation in a sentence

Kim Kardashian Breaks the InternetTalking about butts in relation to Kim Kardashian had become tired.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014|Kevin Fallon|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Turn the heat down to 325°F and continue cooking until internal temperature reads 140°F on a thermometer.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The result was a system not open to alternatives from the outside and with no internal incentives for innovation.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A secular police state well practiced in suppressing internal challenges.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 14|PunditFact.com|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ground glass is put in food to cause internal bleeding, and nicotine concentrated by boiling can cause a heart attack.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This mania for correction shows itself too in relation to the authorities themselves.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The conception of the relation of this institution with them as co-operative makes headway slowly.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips