Relatedness

re·lat·ed  (r-ltd)

adj.

1. Being connected; associated.

2. Connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage.

3. Music Having a close harmonic connection.

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re·lated·ly adv.

re·lated·ness n.

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Noun

1.

relatedness - a particular manner of connectedness; "the relatedness of all living things" connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" bearing - relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation" unrelatedness - the lack of any particular manner of connectedness