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Importance vs Relevance - What's the difference?

importance | relevance |

As nouns the difference between importance and relevance

is that importance is the quality or condition of being important or worthy of note while relevance is the property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

importance

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note
  • significance or prominence
  • personal status or standing

    • relevance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * relevancy (much less common)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

    • Synonyms

    * bearing * pertinence

    Antonyms

    * irrelevance

    Related terms

    * relevant

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