as in irrelevant
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
these irrelative points only to serve to dilute what is otherwise a strong case
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irrelevant
Adjective
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For example, in learning contexts, adaptive forgetting, or the ability to let go of irrelevant information, can actually improve cognitive performance overall.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Trump’s detractors may dismiss these bonds as empty or irrelevant.—
Daniel Yudkin,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Irrelative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelative. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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