irrelevancy
Definition
Noun: 1. The state or quality of being unrelated or not applicable to the matter being considered: It refers to a lack of connection or pertinence to the current subject, issue, or discussion. 2. An irrelevant point, detail, or thing: It can also refer to a specific instance of something that is not relevant.
Usage and Examples
- As an abstract concept (state/quality):
- The main criticism of his argument was its complete irrelevancy to the central question.
- The judge warned the lawyer about the irrelevancy of that line of questioning.
- As a concrete instance (a specific irrelevant thing):
- His long anecdote about his vacation was a distracting irrelevancy during the budget meeting.
- The report was cluttered with statistical irrelevancies that obscured the core findings.
Advanced Usage
- "To point out the irrelevancy of something": To identify and state that something is not connected to the topic.
- She quickly pointed out the irrelevancy of the historical example to our modern technical problem.
- "An argument from irrelevancy": A logical fallacy where an argument is dismissed not on its merits, but by claiming it is unrelated (often incorrectly).
Variants and Related Words
- Irrelevant (adj): Not connected with or relevant to something.
- That fact is interesting but irrelevant to the case.
- Relevancy/Relevance (n): The state of being closely connected or appropriate. (This is the direct opposite).
- The relevance of this data to the hypothesis is clear.
Synonyms
- Immateriality: The quality of being irrelevant or unimportant.
- Inapplicability: The state of not being relevant or appropriate.
- Extraneousness: The quality of being unrelated or coming from the outside.
Antonyms
- Relevance/Relevancy
- Pertinence
- Applicability
- Germaneness
Noun
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the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
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