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Usefulness vs Relevance - What's the difference?

usefulness | relevance |

As nouns the difference between usefulness and relevance

is that usefulness is the quality of being useful, to which extent something is useful while relevance is the property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

usefulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • the quality of being useful, to which extent something is useful
    • The usefulness of his latest reorganisation has been disputed.

    See also

    * beauty

    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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