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Meanings of irrelevance in English

Portuguese
irrelevância
Catalan
impertinència

Relative quality.

Related terms
irrelevância
Spanish
irrelevancia

Quantity in information theory.

irrelevancia
Usage of irrelevance in English
1
His supporters might convincingly reply, however, that his views were an irrelevance.
The Guardian
2
Meanwhile, self-driving is almost an irrelevance for Tesla in the short term.
Reuters
3
So now, with terrible irrelevance, his mind caught at the simple couplet:-
An Old Meerschaum / From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume...
4
Doing anything less is a sure path to irrelevance and demographic decline.
The Guardian
5
Stephens' biggest fear is the fate suffered by many middle-aged playwrights: irrelevance.
The Guardian
6
Apart from being limp to the point of irrelevance, this is immoral.
The Guardian
7
The manner of his victory, against his intimidated opponent, was an irrelevance.
The Irish Times
8
He told himself that only broken people looked back on childish irrelevance.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
9
It may be an irrelevance, but it can be a magnificent one.
The Irish Times
10
The banker listened gravely to Bob's recital, then inquired with apparent irrelevance:
The Auction Block
11
The Quraysh must accommodate the new reality or vanish into irrelevance.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
12
Recent events in the US have only highlighted the increasing irrelevance of celebrities.
Independent.ie
13
Figures underline this perceived irrelevance - falling voter numbers and rising voter age.
The Irish Times
14
Theo glanced up in surprise at the irrelevance of the inquiry.
The Story of Porcelain
15
We need purpose not redundancy, meaning not irrelevance, dignity not distress.
The Guardian
16
The SNP's policy of independence is a dangerous irrelevance, he says.
The Guardian
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Translations for irrelevance
Portuguese
irrelevância
Irrelevance through the time
Irrelevance across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common