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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


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