Relevance
noun
The importance or connection to the matter at hand.
The relevance of this information in the ongoing investigation is crucial.
Often appears as...
- issue of relevance
- relevance in context
noun
Meeting the requirements of a specific case or situation.
The product's relevance to the market is what makes it a success.
Often appears as...
- market relevance
- product relevance
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Formal
Business
noun
Importance in influencing or affecting the outcome or results of something.
Witness's testimony was excluded due to its lack of relevance.
Often appears as...
- relevance to the case
- relevance of testimony
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Formal
Legal
noun
The importance or connection to the matter at hand.
The relevance of this information in the ongoing investigation is crucial.
Often appears as...
- issue of relevance
- relevance in context
noun
Meeting the requirements of a specific case or situation.
The product's relevance to the market is what makes it a success.
Often appears as...
- market relevance
- product relevance
Usage tips
Formal
Business
noun
Importance in influencing or affecting the outcome or results of something.
Witness's testimony was excluded due to its lack of relevance.
Often appears as...
- relevance to the case
- relevance of testimony
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Understanding Importance
Think of relevance as a measure of how crucial something is to the main issue.
Her expertise has great relevance to our project's success.
Pro Tip 2/3Connection Matters
Relevance emphasizes the connection or relation of something to a larger issue.
The relevance of your argument to the debate topic is unclear.
Pro Tip 3/3Question of Relevance
Questioning relevance is common to critique whether information is necessary or helpful.
Some may question the relevance of ancient history to modern students.
Pro Tip 1/3Understanding Importance
Think of relevance as a measure of how crucial something is to the main issue.
Her expertise has great relevance to our project's success.
Pro Tip 2/3Connection Matters
Relevance emphasizes the connection or relation of something to a larger issue.
The relevance of your argument to the debate topic is unclear.
Pro Tip 3/3Question of Relevance
Questioning relevance is common to critique whether information is necessary or helpful.
Some may question the relevance of ancient history to modern students.
Pro Tip 1/3Understanding Importance
Think of relevance as a measure of how crucial something is to the main issue.
Her expertise has great relevance to our project's success.
Pro Tip 2/3Connection Matters
Relevance emphasizes the connection or relation of something to a larger issue.
The relevance of your argument to the debate topic is unclear.
Pro Tip 3/3Question of Relevance
Questioning relevance is common to critique whether information is necessary or helpful.
Some may question the relevance of ancient history to modern students.
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The Rise of Personal...
with a remote collaborator. The task involved things like looking at a set of objects on the table, discussing them in terms of their importance and relevance to performing a certain task -- this ended up being a survival task -- and then rating them in terms of how valuable and important they thought they were.
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Bassam Tariq: The beauty...
in every moving image, in every cut of meat, because if we whitewash our stories for the sake of mass appeal, not only will we fail, but we will be trumped by those with more money and more resources to tell our stories. But the call for creative courage is not for novelty or relevance.
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Beware online "filter...
algorithms are going to curate the world for us if they're going to decide what we get to see and what we don't get to see that we need to make sure that they're not just to relevance we need to make sure that they also show us things that are uncomfortable or challenging or
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
vertebrates because they're around us and they you know are so involved in our lives with what we eat and like i said creation of vaccines and just appreciating these wonderful creatures around us it still has relevance in our daily lives as well as understanding these
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Beware online "filter...
don't yet have the kind of embedded ethics that the editors did. So if algorithms are going to curate the world for us, if they're going to decide what we get to see and what we don't get to see, then we need to make sure that they're not just keyed to relevance.
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Melissa Marshall: Talk...
I want to summarize with an equation. Take your science, subtract your bullet points and your jargon, divide by relevance, meaning share what's relevant to the audience, and multiply it by the passion that you have for this incredible work that you're doing,
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The voices in my head PIPE...
I spoke at conferences, I published book chapters and academic articles, and I argued, and continue to do so, the relevance of the following that an important question in psychiatry shouldn't be what's wrong with you but rather what's happened to you.
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Margaret Heffernan: Why...
by suppressing the productivity of the rest. Now, as I've gone around the world talking about this and telling this story in all sorts of organizations and companies, people have seen the relevance almost instantly,
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What baby boomers can...
No, what is striking about the modern elder is their relevance, their ability to use timeless wisdom and apply it to modern-day problems. Maybe it's time we actually valued wisdom as much as we do disruption.
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How community radio can...
world however consistency and being able to adapt to a system is what makes for relevance the presence of community
Video examples
The Rise of Personal...
with a remote collaborator. The task involved things like looking at a set of objects on the table, discussing them in terms of their importance and relevance to performing a certain task -- this ended up being a survival task -- and then rating them in terms of how valuable and important they thought they were.
Video examples
Bassam Tariq: The beauty...
in every moving image, in every cut of meat, because if we whitewash our stories for the sake of mass appeal, not only will we fail, but we will be trumped by those with more money and more resources to tell our stories. But the call for creative courage is not for novelty or relevance.
Video examples
Beware online "filter...
algorithms are going to curate the world for us if they're going to decide what we get to see and what we don't get to see that we need to make sure that they're not just to relevance we need to make sure that they also show us things that are uncomfortable or challenging or
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
vertebrates because they're around us and they you know are so involved in our lives with what we eat and like i said creation of vaccines and just appreciating these wonderful creatures around us it still has relevance in our daily lives as well as understanding these
Video examples
Beware online "filter...
don't yet have the kind of embedded ethics that the editors did. So if algorithms are going to curate the world for us, if they're going to decide what we get to see and what we don't get to see, then we need to make sure that they're not just keyed to relevance.
Video examples
Melissa Marshall: Talk...
I want to summarize with an equation. Take your science, subtract your bullet points and your jargon, divide by relevance, meaning share what's relevant to the audience, and multiply it by the passion that you have for this incredible work that you're doing,
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
I spoke at conferences, I published book chapters and academic articles, and I argued, and continue to do so, the relevance of the following that an important question in psychiatry shouldn't be what's wrong with you but rather what's happened to you.
Video examples
Margaret Heffernan: Why...
by suppressing the productivity of the rest. Now, as I've gone around the world talking about this and telling this story in all sorts of organizations and companies, people have seen the relevance almost instantly,
Video examples
What baby boomers can...
No, what is striking about the modern elder is their relevance, their ability to use timeless wisdom and apply it to modern-day problems. Maybe it's time we actually valued wisdom as much as we do disruption.
Video examples
How community radio can...
world however consistency and being able to adapt to a system is what makes for relevance the presence of community
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Alexander Gilkes
British Businessman
I think when you're collecting, the best advice is just 'see see see see.' The more you get used to the nuances of the art world and what people are doing and whose opinion matters, the more you can tune your own collection and know that these are works that do count; these are artists that will be of relevance tomorrow.
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Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
In the sense that you're not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised; my position doesn't isn't unique in that respect. I think there are different sorts of relevance in different contexts.
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Yves Behar
Swiss Designer
Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often say, 'If it isn't ethical, it can't be beautiful. But if it isn't beautiful, it probably shouldn't be at all.
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Craig Mazin
American Director
My personal belief is that there's not much value in showing things from the past that have no relevance to today or failing to connect some kind of dotted line to where we are today, because otherwise, it just becomes homework.
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Kasper Schmeichel
Danish Footballer
The surname's definitely not been a help, that's for sure, but it's got no relevance to me at all. That's my name, I've always fielded those questions from the media, but I just get on with it.
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Katrina Lake
American Businesswoman
I'm most passionate about personalization. I firmly believe that personalized experiences with brands will most drive loyalty and relevance for customers in the future.
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Rachel Morrison
American Director
I pour my blood, sweat, and tears into a movie. What I always look for is a message and a social consciousness: a relevance to what's happening in our world.
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Roger Nash Baldwin
American Activist
The rule of law in place of force, always basic to my thinking, now takes on a new relevance in a world where, if war is to go, only law can replace it.
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Anna Boden
American Director
What gets us excited about any movie is the social relevance and the character themes and the character journeys and like the adventure story.
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Craig Bruce
Canadian Businessman
Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.
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Alexander Gilkes
British Businessman
I think when you're collecting, the best advice is just 'see see see see.' The more you get used to the nuances of the art world and what people are doing and whose opinion matters, the more you can tune your own collection and know that these are works that do count; these are artists that will be of relevance tomorrow.
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Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
In the sense that you're not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised; my position doesn't isn't unique in that respect. I think there are different sorts of relevance in different contexts.
Quote examples
Yves Behar
Swiss Designer
Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often say, 'If it isn't ethical, it can't be beautiful. But if it isn't beautiful, it probably shouldn't be at all.
Quote examples
Craig Mazin
American Director
My personal belief is that there's not much value in showing things from the past that have no relevance to today or failing to connect some kind of dotted line to where we are today, because otherwise, it just becomes homework.
Quote examples
Kasper Schmeichel
Danish Footballer
The surname's definitely not been a help, that's for sure, but it's got no relevance to me at all. That's my name, I've always fielded those questions from the media, but I just get on with it.
Quote examples
Katrina Lake
American Businesswoman
I'm most passionate about personalization. I firmly believe that personalized experiences with brands will most drive loyalty and relevance for customers in the future.
Quote examples
Rachel Morrison
American Director
I pour my blood, sweat, and tears into a movie. What I always look for is a message and a social consciousness: a relevance to what's happening in our world.
Quote examples
Roger Nash Baldwin
American Activist
The rule of law in place of force, always basic to my thinking, now takes on a new relevance in a world where, if war is to go, only law can replace it.
Quote examples
Anna Boden
American Director
What gets us excited about any movie is the social relevance and the character themes and the character journeys and like the adventure story.
Quote examples
Craig Bruce
Canadian Businessman
Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.
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