SINCE 1828
relational
adjective
re·la·tion·al
| \ ri-ˈlā-shnəl
, -shə-nᵊl\
, -shə-nᵊl\
Definition of relational
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
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Ocient, a company building a relational database and analytics software platform for petabyte- to exabyte-scale data sets, raised $10 million in Series A funding. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "Term Sheet -- Wednesday, June 6," 6 June 2018 Ocient, a company building a relational database and analytics software platform for petabyte- to exabyte-scale data sets, raised $10 million in Series A funding. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "Term Sheet -- Wednesday, June 6," 6 June 2018 Ocient, a company building a relational database and analytics software platform for petabyte- to exabyte-scale data sets, raised $10 million in Series A funding. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "Term Sheet -- Wednesday, June 6," 6 June 2018 But he's always talked about the relational aspect of the negotiations. — Fox News, "Trump ready for NKorea summit but 'prepared to walk away'," 8 June 2018 Ocient, a company building a relational database and analytics software platform for petabyte- to exabyte-scale data sets, raised $10 million in Series A funding. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "Term Sheet -- Wednesday, June 6," 6 June 2018 And Sybase was troubled at the time and was a relational database company looking for the next chapter, so to speak. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: BlackBerry CEO John Chen on Recode Decode," 19 Apr. 2018 Among other accomplishments, the school’s strong relational trust-building and restorative practices have significantly reduced suspension rates. — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, "Here are eight ‘Schools of Opportunity’ that do extraordinary things for students," 22 Jan. 2018 Richmond is a relational town, and both Republicans and Democrats have been counting on widespread personal affection for Northam to ease political gridlock. — Washington Post, "That was quick: Va. Republicans say new governor is off to a bad start," 6 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'relational.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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