irrelevancy

noun

ir·​rel·​e·​van·​cy i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)-sē How to pronounce irrelevancy (audio)
plural irrelevancies

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Despite Chutkan’s statement about irrelevancy, the Jan. 6 criminal case and the 2024 presidential election are linked by one person — Donald Trump. Michael McAuliffe, Sun Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024 This takes me to my second point, namely that an AI-based chain-of-thought should be explicitly designed and constructed to rapidly distinguish relevancy versus irrelevancy. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 And what follows this astonishing statement is a tangle of qualifications and irrelevancies trailing off into the footnotes. Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024 The goal a decade ago when he was hired at USC, a former shot-guru turned rising architect, was simply to infuse the program with some talent; the school was fading into college basketball irrelevancy. Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for irrelevancy 

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of irrelevancy was in 1592

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“Irrelevancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevancy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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irrelevancy

noun
ir·​rel·​e·​van·​cy ir-ˈre-lə-vən-sē How to pronounce irrelevancy (audio)
plural irrelevancies

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