Crucial vs Pertinent - What's the difference?
crucial | pertinent |
Being essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-03-07, author=
, volume=190, issue=13, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= (label) Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.
Term of approval, particularly when applied to reggae music.
----
important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
*
As adjectives the difference between crucial and pertinent
is that crucial is being essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important while pertinent is important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant.crucial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Nicole Vulser
Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies, passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial , but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}
Derived terms
* crucial experimentReferences
pertinent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.
