pertinency

Definitions of pertinency
  1. noun
    relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
    synonyms: applicability, pertinence
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    antonyms:
    inapplicability
    irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand
    types:
    germaneness
    pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand
    type of:
    relevance, relevancy
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
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