relevancen.

Brit.

/ˈrɛlᵻv(ə)ns/, U.S.

/ˈrɛləv(ə)ns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relevant adj., -ance suffix.

Etymology: < relevant adj.: see -ance suffix. Compare earlier relevancy n.It is possible that quots. 1625 and 1661 at sense 1 instead show spellings of relevancy n.

The quality or fact of being relevant.

1. Scots Law. Legal sufficiency or adequacy; = relevancy n. 1. Now rare.Relevancy is more common than relevance in this sense.

ΚΠ

1625 in S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases (1953) I. 21 That it is ane allegance consisting in fact quhilk is maist propper to be proponit to the inqueist and in sweiring to the relevance of the samyn.

1661 in L. B. Taylor Aberdeen Council Lett. (1954) IV. 140 This day they [sc. Parliament] ar consulting the relevance of Argylls processe.

1733 J. Innes Idea Juris Scotici 11 The Relevance being determined,..the Probation proceeds in the next Place.

1819 Times 8 Oct. 3 [Scotch Circuits.] Mr. Hope, Advocate Deputy,..contended, that in a variety of cases formerly before the Court, the decisions had been uniformly against the relevance of such objections.

1923 Sc. Law Rev. & Sheriff Court Rep. 39 ii. 249 To arrive at a final decision on the competence or relevance of the defence.

2. In general use.

a. Connection with the subject or point at issue; relation to the matter in hand.Originally in legal contexts, as an extension of sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [noun]

pertinency1603

pertinence1610

touch1612

applicability1644

applicableness1647

relevancy1678

pertinentness1727

application1731

relevance1787

applicancy1808

extendibility1820

generality1830

germaneness1872

pointfulness1897

aboutness1906

1787 Whole Proc. King's Comm. Peace (City of London & County of Middlesex) iv. ii. 391 I object to his evidence as having no relevance to the present charge.

1835 Times 12 Mar. 3/1 He did not think the hon. member's observations had any relevance to the petitions he was presenting.

1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism (1878) II. 98 The main principle upon which the relevance of this species of narrative depends.

1890 Spectator 19 Apr. 536/2 What relevance had such a fact to the duty of the hour?

1922 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Oct. 647/1 It is of no relevance to the story whether the apathy is produced by cocaine or Buddhism.

1949 Poetry (Chicago) Feb. 299 Tate holds that the poem is autonomous, and that the only relevance the subject-ideas have is to each other within the formal meaning of the work itself.

1982 Economist 23 Jan. 13/1 [One way the suffering of innocent victims] can be avoided is by stricter judicial enforcement of the law on the relevance of sexual histories in rape trials.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 July 63/3 All fact is now somehow interrelated..so that one can say almost anything and claim its relevance to whatever is being talked about.

b. Without construction: pertinence to current or important issues, interests, needs, etc.; appositeness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > other

charge1393

instantness1548

importance1603

stamp1632

amount1678

consequence1793

monumentality1884

relevance1935

1935 W. Lippman in M. D. Hoffman Leadership in Changing World i. 5 There is widespread feeling today among the people that their codes, their rules of life and their ideals are without relevance.

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 126/1 Relevance is another one of these non-assessable quantities which circumstances require to be assessed.

1970 Time 30 Nov. 40 The impetus came largely from student demands for ‘relevance’, especially for the overdue admission of more minority-group students.

1985 P. Roazen Helene Deutsch ii. ix. 162 In those early days of psychoanalysis it took someone at odds with himself to be able to see the relevance of Freud.

2006 DJ 8 Nov. 25/1 We knocked..the fact that he has been an arrogant twat in his time and that we saw no relevance in his music.

3. Computing. The property of fulfilling the requirements of a user's search for information; the degree to which a document, web page, etc., fulfils such requirements.

ΚΠ

1960 Jrnl. Assoc. Computing Machinery 7 217 The basic problem of information retrieval is that of the relevance number, which provides a means of ranking documents according to their probable relevance.

1988 Optical Information Syst. (Nexis) 1 July 169 Knowledge Finder uses algorithms to weigh the relevance of each member of a search result.

1999 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 16 Feb. 21 Some search engines rank for relevance, but their measure of relevance might be just how many times your search word occurs in a document.

2006 C. Anderson Long Tail viii. 142 Google..does measure relevance mostly in terms of incoming links, not newness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relevance
释义	relevancen. Brit. /ˈrɛlᵻv(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˈrɛləv(ə)ns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relevant adj., -ance suffix. Etymology: < relevant adj.: see -ance suffix. Compare earlier relevancy n.It is possible that quots. 1625 and 1661 at sense 1 instead show spellings of relevancy n. The quality or fact of being relevant. 1. Scots Law. Legal sufficiency or adequacy; = relevancy n. 1. Now rare.Relevancy is more common than relevance in this sense. ΚΠ 1625 in S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases (1953) I. 21 That it is ane allegance consisting in fact quhilk is maist propper to be proponit to the inqueist and in sweiring to the relevance of the samyn. 1661 in L. B. Taylor Aberdeen Council Lett. (1954) IV. 140 This day they [sc. Parliament] ar consulting the relevance of Argylls processe. 1733 J. Innes Idea Juris Scotici 11 The Relevance being determined,..the Probation proceeds in the next Place. 1819 Times 8 Oct. 3 [Scotch Circuits.] Mr. Hope, Advocate Deputy,..contended, that in a variety of cases formerly before the Court, the decisions had been uniformly against the relevance of such objections. 1923 Sc. Law Rev. & Sheriff Court Rep. 39 ii. 249 To arrive at a final decision on the competence or relevance of the defence. 2. In general use. a. Connection with the subject or point at issue; relation to the matter in hand.Originally in legal contexts, as an extension of sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [noun] pertinency1603 pertinence1610 touch1612 applicability1644 applicableness1647 relevancy1678 pertinentness1727 application1731 relevance1787 applicancy1808 extendibility1820 generality1830 germaneness1872 pointfulness1897 aboutness1906 1787 Whole Proc. King's Comm. Peace (City of London & County of Middlesex) iv. ii. 391 I object to his evidence as having no relevance to the present charge. 1835 Times 12 Mar. 3/1 He did not think the hon. member's observations had any relevance to the petitions he was presenting. 1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism (1878) II. 98 The main principle upon which the relevance of this species of narrative depends. 1890 Spectator 19 Apr. 536/2 What relevance had such a fact to the duty of the hour? 1922 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Oct. 647/1 It is of no relevance to the story whether the apathy is produced by cocaine or Buddhism. 1949 Poetry (Chicago) Feb. 299 Tate holds that the poem is autonomous, and that the only relevance the subject-ideas have is to each other within the formal meaning of the work itself. 1982 Economist 23 Jan. 13/1 [One way the suffering of innocent victims] can be avoided is by stricter judicial enforcement of the law on the relevance of sexual histories in rape trials. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 July 63/3 All fact is now somehow interrelated..so that one can say almost anything and claim its relevance to whatever is being talked about. b. Without construction: pertinence to current or important issues, interests, needs, etc.; appositeness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > other charge1393 instantness1548 importance1603 stamp1632 amount1678 consequence1793 monumentality1884 relevance1935 1935 W. Lippman in M. D. Hoffman Leadership in Changing World i. 5 There is widespread feeling today among the people that their codes, their rules of life and their ideals are without relevance. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 126/1 Relevance is another one of these non-assessable quantities which circumstances require to be assessed. 1970 Time 30 Nov. 40 The impetus came largely from student demands for ‘relevance’, especially for the overdue admission of more minority-group students. 1985 P. Roazen Helene Deutsch ii. ix. 162 In those early days of psychoanalysis it took someone at odds with himself to be able to see the relevance of Freud. 2006 DJ 8 Nov. 25/1 We knocked..the fact that he has been an arrogant twat in his time and that we saw no relevance in his music. 3. Computing. The property of fulfilling the requirements of a user's search for information; the degree to which a document, web page, etc., fulfils such requirements. ΚΠ 1960 Jrnl. Assoc. Computing Machinery 7 217 The basic problem of information retrieval is that of the relevance number, which provides a means of ranking documents according to their probable relevance. 1988 Optical Information Syst. (Nexis) 1 July 169 Knowledge Finder uses algorithms to weigh the relevance of each member of a search result. 1999 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 16 Feb. 21 Some search engines rank for relevance, but their measure of relevance might be just how many times your search word occurs in a document. 2006 C. Anderson Long Tail viii. 142 Google..does measure relevance mostly in terms of incoming links, not newness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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