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Relevance — is a term used to describe how pertinent, connected, or applicable something is to a given matter. A thing is relevant if it serves as a mean to a given purpose. Imagine a patient suffering a well defined disease such as scurvy caused by lack of… … Wikipedia
relevance — rel·e·vance / re lə vəns/ n: the quality or state of being relevant: relation to the matter at hand ruled on the relevance of the testimony relevance in discovery has been broadly interpreted Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
relevance — UK [ˈreləv(ə)ns] / US [ˈreləvəns] or relevancy UK [ˈreləv(ə)nsɪ] / US [ˈreləvənsɪ] noun [uncountable] ** the quality of being directly connected with and important to something else relevance of: I don t see the relevance of what you are saying.… … English dictionary
Relevance — Rel e*vance (r?l ?*vans), Relevancy Rel e*van*cy ( van*s?), n. 1. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability. [1913 Webster] Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore. Poe. [1913 Webster] 2. (Scots Law) Sufficiency… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relevance — first recorded in the 18c, has almost completely ousted the alternative form relevancy … Modern English usage
relevance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, wider ▪ limited, marginal ▪ This debate has limited relevance to our current concerns. ▪ dubious … Collocations dictionary
relevance — n. 1) to have relevance to 2) of relevance to (his testimony is of no relevance to the case) * * * [ relɪv(ə)ns] to have relevance to of relevance to (his testimony is of no relevance to the case) … Combinatory dictionary
relevance — rel|e|vance [ reləvəns ] or relevancy [ reləvənsi ] noun uncount ** the quality of being connected with and important to something else: relevance of: I don t see the relevance of what you are saying. of relevance to something: The course covers… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
relevance — [[t]re̱ləv(ə)ns[/t]] N UNCOUNT: with supp, oft N to n Something s relevance to a situation or person is its importance or significance in that situation or to that person. Politicians private lives have no relevance to their public roles... There … English dictionary
relevance — noun Date: 1733 1. a. relation to the matter at hand b. practical and especially social applicability ; pertinence < giving relevance to college courses > 2. the ability (as of an information retrieval system) to retrieve material that satisfies… … New Collegiate Dictionary
relevance — rel·e·vance (rĕlʹə vəns) 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 … Universalium
