s other entities into a relationship.  An independent entity
&gt; &gt;  need not have any relationship to anything else, a relative entity must
&gt; &gt;  have some relationship to something else, and a mediating entity creates
&gt; &gt;  a relationship between two other entities.  An example of a mediating 
&gt; entity
&gt; &gt;  is a marriage, which creates a relationship between a husband and a wife.
&gt; &gt;  According to Peirce, the defining aspect of Thirdness is 'the conception
&gt; &gt;  of mediati