cor|rel´a|tive|ness

cor|rel|a|tive «kuh REHL uh tihv», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. having a mutual relation; so related that each implies the other: »

A free community with correlative rights and duties belonging to every citizen (George Grote).

2. having a mutual relation and commonly used together. Conjunctions used in pairs, such as “either…or” and “both…and,” are correlative words.

3. Biology. showing correlation.

–n.

1. either of two things having a mutual relation and commonly used together.

2. either of a pair of correlative words.

3. Biology. a structure or characteristic in correlation with another. Also, corelative.

–cor|rel´a|tive|ly, adverb.

–cor|rel´a|tive|ness, noun.