relation vs separation

relation

noun
  • The manner in which two things may be associated. 

  • A set of ordered tuples. 

  • A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table. 

  • The act of intercourse. 

  • Specifically, a set of ordered pairs; a binary relation. 

  • The act of relating a story. 

  • A member of one's extended family; a relative. 

  • A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group. 

  • A subobject of a product of objects. 

separation

noun
  • The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated. 

  • Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely. 

  • An agreement legalizing such an arrangement. 

  • An object that separates two spaces. 

  • The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another. 

  • The place at which a division occurs. 

  • An interval, gap or space that separates things or people. 

  • The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married. 

How often have the words relation and separation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )