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Relevantly

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rel·e·vant  (rl-vnt)
adj.
Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand.

[Medieval Latin relevns, relevant-, from Latin, present participle of relevre, to relieve, raise up; see relieve.]

rele·vant·ly adv.
Synonyms: relevant, pertinent, germane, material, apposite, apropos
These adjectives describe what relates to and has a direct bearing on the matter at hand. Something relevant is connected with a subject or issue: performed experiments relevant to her research.
Pertinent suggests a logical, precise relevance: assigned pertinent articles for the class to read.
Germane implies close kinship and appropriateness: "He asks questions that are germane and central to the issue" (Marlin Fitzwater).
Something material is not only relevant but also crucial to a matter: reiterated the material facts of the lawsuit.
Apposite implies a striking appropriateness and pertinence: used apposite verbal images in the paper.
Something apropos is both to the point and opportune: an apropos comment that concisely answered my question.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.relevantly - with relevance
irrelevantly - in an irrelevant manner; "suddenly and irrelevantly, she asked him for money"


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An instrument is "reliable" with respect to a given set of stimuli when to stimuli which are not relevantly different it gives always responses which are not relevantly different.
shouted Nicholas, banging the table- very little to the point as it seemed to his listeners, but quite relevantly to the course of his own thoughts.
 
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