RELATIONSHIP*:

relationship noun The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.

*Definition from Google.

Think of the symbols in physics as the people, characters or parts of your analogy.

There are two types of these things the symbols represent

VECTORS: Have BOTH magnitude and AND direction mg= weight a=acceleration E=electric field Etc. CAREFUL-----vectors usually (but not always) have a vector arrow above the symbol.

SCALARS: Have magnitude and NO direction m = mass t=time E=energy Etc.

The mathematical operators show how the things the symbols represent interact with each other.
+ -
or

addition---sum, total, accumulation, tally, many becoming one, opposites canceling out (positive + negative), or net.
or

1 + 2

or

subtraction----difference, opposite of addition, used less than addition.the change in something (final initial) .

f - i

or

or

multiplication----product, reproduction, duplication, rapid growth, array

12

or

1 2

or

1 x 2

division----quotient, splitting, breaking up into smaller things, rapid loss or shrinking, a small piece or share, opposite of multiplication

or

1/ =

-2

or

exponent ----VERY rapid growth or VERY rapid decay(shrinking or loss)

(1 + 2) 2 or

= 1/2