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pertinence vs relevance

relevance vs pertinence

pertinence and relevance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pertinence Yes No No No
relevance Yes No No No
As nouns, relevance is a hypernym of pertinence; that is, relevance is a word with a broader meaning than pertinence:
  • pertinence: relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
  • relevance: the relation of something to the matter at hand
Other hypernyms of pertinence include relevancy.
pertinence (noun) relevance (noun)
relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand the relation of something to the matter at hand
Difference between pertinence and relevance

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