not germane
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That just fundamentally, the concept of removing all personal information because it's not germane to the science in this example is a little rigid to me.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
“We’ve long known that Hermes’s gender is not germane to the story in any way,” Chavkin said in a recent phone interview.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Activities that are not germane to the grantee’s research—serving as pastor at a church, for example—do not constitute an SFI, regardless of the amount of money involved.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 29, 2021
“The methodology of the actual medical procedure is not germane to the bill,” interjected Rep. Sean Lynn, a Dover Democrat.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2017
Any sound that was not germane to the night would make them alert.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
