# relevance

Pronunciation: say "REL-i-vuhns" /ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/

## Noun

1. The quality of being connected to or bearing on the matter at hand.
   - Simple: How much something connects to the topic or matters in a situation.
   - _Reviewers assess each study for its relevance to the research question._
   - _The lawyer challenged the relevance of the evidence presented in court._

## Origin

Formed from the adjective "relevant" combined with the suffix "-ance."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/relevance (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).