C1 noun Neutral

relevance

/ˈrɛləvəns/

The state or quality of being closely connected, appropriate, or significant to the matter at hand. In communication and logic, it refers to how well a piece of information supports a specific topic or argument.

Beispiele

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1

I struggle to see the relevance of his childhood stories to our current project.

I struggle to see the relevance of his childhood stories to our current project.

2

The court ruled that the evidence was of no relevance to the defendant's guilt.

The court ruled that the evidence was of no relevance to the defendant's guilt.

3

Why are you bringing that up? It has zero relevance to what we're doing!

Why are you bringing that up? It has zero relevance to what we're doing!

Wortfamilie

Nomen
relevance
Adverb
relevantly
Adjektiv
relevant
Verwandt
irrelevance
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Merkhilfe

Think of the word 'Related'. If information has relevance, it is 'Related' to the 'Evidence' (Rel-evance).

Schnelles Quiz

The professor questioned the ____ of the data to the overall hypothesis.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: relevance

Beispiele

1

I struggle to see the relevance of his childhood stories to our current project.

everyday

I struggle to see the relevance of his childhood stories to our current project.

2

The court ruled that the evidence was of no relevance to the defendant's guilt.

formal

The court ruled that the evidence was of no relevance to the defendant's guilt.

3

Why are you bringing that up? It has zero relevance to what we're doing!

informal

Why are you bringing that up? It has zero relevance to what we're doing!

4

The study explores the relevance of traditional teaching methods in the modern digital age.

academic

The study explores the relevance of traditional teaching methods in the modern digital age.

5

Companies must innovate constantly to maintain their market relevance.

business

Companies must innovate constantly to maintain their market relevance.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
relevance
Adverb
relevantly
Adjektiv
relevant
Verwandt
irrelevance

Häufige Kollokationen

lose relevance lose relevance
establish relevance establish relevance
direct relevance direct relevance
clinical relevance clinical relevance
maintain relevance maintain relevance

Häufige Phrasen

of direct relevance to

of direct relevance to

bear relevance to

bear relevance to

lack relevance

lack relevance

Wird oft verwechselt mit

relevance vs relativeness

Relativeness refers to the quality of being comparative or dependent on something else, whereas relevance refers to being connected or important to a topic.

relevance vs reliability

Reliability refers to the consistency or trustworthiness of information, not its topical connection.

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Nutzungshinweise

The word is almost always followed by the preposition 'to' when indicating what the information is connected to. It is highly valued in academic writing to justify why a source or data point is being used.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners sometimes use the word 'relevant' (adjective) when they need the noun form 'relevance', or they forget the 'to' preposition (e.g., saying 'relevance for' instead of 'relevance to').

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Merkhilfe

Think of the word 'Related'. If information has relevance, it is 'Related' to the 'Evidence' (Rel-evance).

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Wortherkunft

Derived from the Medieval Latin 'relevantia', from the Latin verb 'relevare', which literally means 'to raise up' or 'to assist'.

Grammatikmuster

Uncountable noun Typically followed by 'to + noun phrase' Can be used with the verb 'bear' or 'have'
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Kultureller Kontext

In modern technology, 'relevance' is a key term in computer science and SEO, referring to how well a search result matches a user's query.

Schnelles Quiz

The professor questioned the ____ of the data to the overall hypothesis.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: relevance

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A2

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A2

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A2

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B1

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