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relevance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | relevancy |
| Type of | connection, connexion, connectedness |
| Has types | pertinence, pertinency, applicability, point, cogency, materiality |
| Derivation | relevant |
Examples of relevance
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Now, thanks to the glacial pace of change, Japan's relevance globally is waning.
From the businessweek.com
Sphere search results can be viewed by date, relevance or a combination of both.
From the techcrunch.com
A link's reputation is primarily based around its textual relevance to the site.
From the marcandangel.com
Both Tims write in a style that brings home the everyday relevance of economics.
From the smh.com.au
The priestess tells me the village deities have as much relevance today as ever.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
All this raises obvious questions about the role and relevance of the pollsters.
From the time.com
Since I see no relevance, I have no clue what the interviewer is hoping to hear.
From the timesunion.com
It usually works best to network in situations in which you have some relevance.
From the washingtonpost.com
But does it have any relevance for the more important contests in 2006 and 2008?
From the economist.com
- The relation of something to the matter at hand
- (relevant) having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"
- Relevance describes how pertinent, connected, or applicable something is to a given matter. A thing is relevant if it serves as a means to a given purpose. Imagine a patient suffering a well-defined disease such as scurvy caused by lack of vitamin C. ...
- In information science and information retrieval, relevance denotes how well a retrieved document or set of documents meets the information need of the user.
- Relevance, in the common law of evidence, is the tendency of a given item of evidence to prove or disprove one of the legal elements of the case, or to have probative value to make one of the elements of the case likelier or not. Probative is a term used in law to signify "tending to prove. ...
- The property or state of being relevant or pertinent
- (relevant) Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic; Not out of date; current
- (relevant) Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.
- (relevant) connected with what is happening
