Pertinent vs Prevalent - What's the difference?
pertinent | prevalent |
important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
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Widespread or preferred.
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Superior in frequency or dominant.
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As adjectives the difference between pertinent and prevalent
is that pertinent is important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant while prevalent is widespread or preferred.pertinent
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
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Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.