relevance

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rel·e·vance | \ ˈre-lə-vən(t)s

Definition of relevance

1a : relation to the matter at hand

b : practical and especially social applicability : pertinence giving relevance to college courses

2 : the ability (as of an information retrieval system) to retrieve material that satisfies the needs of the user

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I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week.

Recent Examples on the Web Most games lose relevance after a few years, but the indie rocket-building game Kerbal Space Program is a bit different. — Meghan Herbst, Wired, 17 June 2021 Gap, which has closed more than 100 stores since the beginning of last year and has struggled to gain relevance among younger shoppers, saw some of its products unexpectedly take off on TikTok. — NBC News, 14 June 2021 But the plan failed to gain global relevance as the U.S. banned the use of the currency, calling it a desperate scam by Venezuela’s regime to raise money. — Santiago Pérez, WSJ, 9 June 2021 Like Husseini before him, Arafat tried to capitalize on the fire that others had lit, attempting to use the intifada to regain relevance. — Sean Durns, National Review, 7 June 2021 His jokes about broadcast television rapidly losing relevance in a world dominated by streaming services had particular bite. — David Bauder, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2021 Visual search is a more technical aspect of digital brand management that is continuing to gain relevance. — John Hall, Forbes, 23 May 2021 Still, Chef’s Table could be transported to anywhere else in the world and maintain its culinary relevance. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2018

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“Relevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relevance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2021.

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relevance

noun

rel·e·vance | \ ˈre-lə-vəns

Kids Definition of relevance

: relation to the matter at hand Your comments lack relevance.

relevance

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rel·e·vance | \ ˈre-lə-vəns

Legal Definition of relevance

: the quality or state of being relevant : relation to the matter at hand ruled on the relevance of the testimony relevance in discovery has been broadly interpreted