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irrelevant

[ih-rel-uh-vuhnt] / ɪˈrɛl ə vənt /


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And important science does not become irrelevant on the scale of years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The country has, in particular, used the sort of bullet-based systems for short distances that were long thought to have been rendered irrelevant by missile defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

But in the long term, it may be irrelevant.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The investigation found Police Scotland did not ensure there were sufficient safeguards in place to prevent access to irrelevant information.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Another is that his reference to an experimentum crucis is an implicit nod to Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment: Pascal’s experiment had been preceded by earlier experiments and earlier theorizing, but in a way that was irrelevant.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton