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relatedness

relatedness

2 5.5
How closely people or things connect to each other
  • noun
  • /rɪˈleɪtɪdnəs/
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  • Wealth is measured by one's relatedness, one's family, and one's clan.
  • relatedness and autonomy
  • relatedness and competence
  • degree of relatedness

I was wondering if you could go to the slide that shows the the plot of relatedness against heritability for yeah, longevity.

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Examples

  • We've talked about the importance of genetic relatedness in breeding and in behavior.

  • The foregoing examples give some indication of what shape bodily relatedness might take in two different contexts.

    Academic text (2001)
  • But with Presence, all that occurs opens up to relatedness and meaning.

    Academic text (1993)
  • You see relatedness of frequency patterns between siblings.

  • The first consideration for identifying emerging categories was relatedness to the research questions and guiding questions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Key questions arise when searching for patterns in the relatedness of edible species.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Low skew is expected with high benefits of cooperation, high relatedness, and strong ecological constraints.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Finally, this study focused exclusively on the contributions of perceived relatedness to continuance intentions in track and field officials.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Recognition of relatedness is important for proper appreciation of how Africans make moral judgments.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In a family tree, the given names show the relatedness of each member to one another.

Synonyms

connection
vsrelatedness
1.9

A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events

is broader, naming the overall state or degree rather than just an individual tie
relation
vsrelatedness
745 2.8

How people, groups, or countries are connected and act toward each other

is the general quality or degree of being joined rather than a specific way
association
vsrelatedness
131 3.0

A connection between people, groups, or things, often from working together

is the abstract quality or degree of being joined, not specifically social joining
correlation
vsrelatedness
93 4.6

A connection between two things where one changes when the other changes

is the overall state or degree of being joined, not about matching changes
linkage
vsrelatedness
26 3.9

A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease

focuses on degree and manner of being joined rather than the joining action
connectedness
vsrelatedness
8 4.8

How people and things are joined and relate to each other

focuses more on how strong or in what way things are joined
interconnection
vsrelatedness
7 4.4

A group of things linked so they work together and change each other

emphasizes the overall state or degree instead of the joining process
interconnectedness
vsrelatedness
6 6.8

The way things are linked and affect each other

focuses on degree and manner of being joined rather than network form
interrelationship
vsrelatedness
2 5.9

A connection where two or more things affect each other

focuses on general state or degree rather than the particular mutual way
interrelation
vsrelatedness
1 5.8

A way two or more things connect and affect each other

refers to the abstract quality or degree of being joined not the interaction
interrelatedness
vsrelatedness
1 7.1

A close connection between things that makes them affect each other

is the general quality of being joined, not stressing mutual influence
correlativity
vsrelatedness
8.8

A relationship where two or more things change together

is the broad state of being joined rather than focusing on reciprocity
connexion
vsrelatedness
  • Archaic
8.7

A link between things, people, or events

is the general quality or degree of being joined, not a single tie

Antonyms

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

A lack of connection between things

How Connected

close
1.3
relatedness
2 5.5
distant
76 3.5

Surface Forms

relatedness singular
relatednesses plural

Morphology

relatedness = related (transparent) = relate + ed + ness

The suffix '-ness' transparently forms a noun indicating a state or quality from the adjective 'related'.

Etymology

Relatedness comes from the verb relate plus the ending -ness that turns a verb into a state, and it is like the words relative and relation, which often mean family or connection. So relatedness is the 'degree of connection' or 'how closely people or things are connected'.