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n. Pertinence to the matter at hand.

n. Applicability to social issues: a governmental policy lacking relevance.

n. Computer Science The capability of a search engine or function to retrieve data appropriate to a user's needs.

n. The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

n. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability.

n. Sufficiency to infer the conclusion.

n. Same as relevancy.

n. the relation of something to the matter at hand

"˜Relevance™ in relevance theory, then, should not be taken to be just our ordinary conception of relevance; nor should it be equated with the ˜relevance™ of Grice's maxim, although it is connected to that and intended to provide a deepened understanding of what underlies the maxim."

relevancy   

irrelevance   

connexion    connection    connectedness   

relevant   

point    pertinence    cogency    applicability    materiality    pertinency   

pertinency    applicability    pertinence    bearing   

irrelevance   

validity    significance    implication    effectiveness    usefulness    reliability    applicability    timeliness    competence    similarity