relatedness
Americannoun
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the state or condition of being associated or connected in content, purpose, effect, etc..
The paper makes much of the relatedness between anthropology and folklore studies.
These two committees often meet in the same week because of staffing efficiencies and the relatedness of the issues.
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the quality, condition, or degree of being allied or linked by nature, origin, kinship, or an emotional or spiritual bond.
DNA fingerprinting allows us to identify relatedness between individuals.
Both theories emphasize the basic human need for relatedness that underlies interpersonal or social behavior.
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Etymology
Origin of relatedness
First recorded in 1670–80; related ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )
Example Sentences
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To establish relatedness, scientists measured how much DNA individuals shared.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
The notion of genetic relatedness — IVF kind of broke that.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024
Perhaps chastened by past criticisms, geneticists are now quick to concede that biological relatedness is only one element of kinship.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023
Over hundreds of millions of years, gene sequences mutate so much that any signal about the relatedness of different lineages is washed out.
From Scientific American • May 17, 2023
How then should we understand the biological relatedness of Sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans?
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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