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relevance

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rel·e·vance  (rl-vns)
n.
1. Pertinence to the matter at hand.
2. Applicability to social issues: a governmental policy lacking relevance.
3. Computer Science The capability of a search engine or function to retrieve data appropriate to a user's needs.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.relevance - the relation of something to the matter at hand
connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
materiality - relevance requiring careful consideration
cogency - persuasive relevance
point - a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
applicability, pertinence, pertinency - relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
irrelevance, irrelevancy - the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
Translations
relevance [ˈreləvəns] Npertinencia f, relevancia f
matters of doubtful relevanceasuntos de dudosa pertinencia or relevancia
what is the relevance of that?y eso ¿tiene que ver(con lo que estamos discutiendo)?
relevance [ˈrɛləvəns] npertinence f
She did not see the relevance of his remarks → Elle ne voyait pas la pertinence de ses remarques.
the relevance of sth to sth → la pertinence de qch par rapport à qch
the relevance of sth to sb → la pertinence de qch pour qn
relevance, relevancy
nRelevanz f; to be of particular relevance (to somebody)(für jdn) besonders relevant sein; what is the relevance of your question to the problem?inwiefern ist Ihre Frage für das Problem relevant?; to have no relevance to somethingirrelevant für or bei etw sein
relevance [ˈrɛləvəns] npertinenza
relevance of sth to sth → rapporto tra qc e qc
relevance [ˈrɛləvəns] npertinenza
relevance of sth to sth → rapporto tra qc e qc


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"My name is Sheldon, David Sheldon," he said, with direct relevance, holding out a thin hand.
To poor Dorothea these severe classical nudities and smirking Renaissance-Correggiosities were painfully inexplicable, staring into the midst of her Puritanic conceptions: she had never been taught how she could bring them into any sort of relevance with her life.
This second way of classifying particulars is one which obviously has more relevance to psychology than the other.
 
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