relatedness

noun

re·​lat·​ed·​ness

plural -es

1

: the state or character of being related

2

: a particular manner of being related or of being constituted by relations

especially : the manner of being related which characterizes a type of reality or level of existence

the specific relatedness of the organic

relativity means relatedness and not mere chaos or anarchy

—N. E. Nelson

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