relational

adjective re·la·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\

Definition of RELATIONAL

: of or relating to kinship

: characterized or constituted by relations

: having the function chiefly of indicating a relation of syntax <has is notional in he has luck, relational in he has gone>

: 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

— re·la·tion·al·ly adverb

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