relational

[ri-ley-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. of or relating to relations.

2. indicating or specifying some relation.

3. Grammar.,  serving to indicate relations between various elements in a sentence, as prepositions, conjunctions, etc.

relational

/ rɪˈleɪʃənəl /

adjective

1. grammar indicating or expressing syntactic relation, as for example the case endings in Latin

2. having relation or being related

3. computing based on data stored in a tabular form

   a relational database

Other Word Forms

• nonrelational adjective
• unrelational adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of relational¹

First recorded in 1655–65; relation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

These are very alive, difficult, important, relational situations.

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It combats what Dr Franco calls "relational loneliness" - the loss of deeper platonic bonds needed for healthy human connection.

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In 1979, Oracle introduced the first commercial relational database, External link which essentially organizes and manages data sets, calling it Version 2 External link because he didn’t think anyone would buy a Version 1.

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"If someone turns to an LLM every time they're unsure how to respond or feel emotionally exposed, they might start outsourcing their intuition, emotional language, and sense of relational self," says Dr Suglani.

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But what she can do, if she wishes, is consider what's known as relational identity.

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Related Words

• comparative 
• related 
• relative