A relation $R\colon A\mathrel {\rightarrow \kern -9.5pt\mathrlap {|}\kern 6pt}B$ from $A$ to $B$[1][2] is a subset $R$ of $A\times B$.


Footnotes

[1] Further Terminology: Also called a multivalued function from $A$ to $B$, a relation over $A$ and $B$, relation on $A$ and $B$, a binary relation over $A$ and $B$, or a binary relation on $A$ and $B$.
[2] Further Terminology: When $A=B$, we also call $R\subset A\times A$ a relation on $A$.

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