Relational Meaning
/riˈleɪʃənəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRelating to relations.
adjFriendly and peaceful.
Sentence Examples
The way our relational memory works is very interesting.
PostgreSQL is a popular relational database.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In psychology class, we studied ____ skills that help people connect deeply emotionally.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The database used a ____ model to organize data into tables linked by common fields.
Word Origin & History
From relation + -al. The database sense is from the definition of relation as a set of ordered tuples.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Of these three great groups of feelings the first are extremely unrelational; the second are somewhat more relational; and the third are relational in a comparatively high degree."
— 1873, Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Psychology, volume 1, page 250:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In psychology class, we studied ____ skills that help people connect deeply emotionally.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The database used a ____ model to organize data into tables linked by common fields.