relational

adjective

re·​la·​tion·​al ri-ˈlā-shnəl How to pronounce relational (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
1
: of or relating to kinship
2
: characterized or constituted by relations
3
: having the function chiefly of indicating a relation of syntax
has is notional in he has luck, relational in he has gone
4
: relating to, using, or being a method of organizing data in a database so that it is perceived by the user as a set of tables
relationally adverb

Examples of relational in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of relational was in 1662

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“Relational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relational. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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