Pertinent vs Conventional - What's the difference?
pertinent | conventional | Related terms |
important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
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Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
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Banal]], trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or [[clichéd.
(finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.
Pertinent is a related term of conventional.
As adjectives the difference between pertinent and conventional
is that pertinent is important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant while conventional is pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.As a noun conventional is
(finance) a conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.pertinent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)Ideas coming down the track, passage=A “moving platform” scheme
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- The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.
