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relationally

relationally

7.0
In a way that arranges data by how items are linked
  • adverb
  • /rɪˈleɪʃənəli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : relacionalmente
  • The software organizes data relationally, making it easier to retrieve information based on connections between different items.

Examples

  • It is also possible to produce E-R conceptual models retroactively from existing relationally based databases (Bachman Information Systems 1988).

    Academic text (1993)

  • Juhn and Naumann (1985) found that a graphical E-R structure was more understandable than a relationally based data access diagram for one-to-many and many-to-many associations.

    Academic text (1993)

  • In their analysis, they arranged the datasets relationally to highlight the correlations between variables.

  • The team's approach was to model the information relationally, ensuring that the relationships between data points were clearly defined.

Synonyms

associatively
vsrelationally
7.2

You connect things so one thing makes you think of another

is more technical, used for structured data rather than general connections

Surface Forms

relationally positive

Morphology

relationally = relational (transparent) = relation + al + ly

Formation from the adjective 'relational' by adding -ly is regular and directly conveys 'in a relational manner'.

Etymology

Relationally comes from relation, which means 'connection' or 'link' and is the same root as relate and relative. So to arrange things relationally is to set them up by their links, like a database where tables are connected to work together.