The definition of ''relation'' given in the next Section formally captures a concept that is actually quite familiar from everyday life. For example, consider the relationship, involving three roles that people might play, expressed in a statement of the form "''X'' suspects that ''Y'' likes ''Z'' ". The facts of a concrete situation could be organized in a Table like the following: | The definition of ''relation'' given in the next Section formally captures a concept that is actually quite familiar from everyday life. For example, consider the relationship, involving three roles that people might play, expressed in a statement of the form "''X'' suspects that ''Y'' likes ''Z'' ". The facts of a concrete situation could be organized in a Table like the following: |