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relevance vs pertinency

pertinency vs relevance

relevance and pertinency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
relevance Yes No No No
pertinency Yes No No No
As nouns, pertinency is a hyponym of relevance; that is, pertinency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relevance:
  • relevance: the relation of something to the matter at hand
  • pertinency: relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
Other hyponyms of relevance include materiality, cogency, point, applicability, pertinence.
relevance (noun) pertinency (noun)
the relation of something to the matter at hand relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
Difference between relevance and pertinency

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