irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
i-ˈre-lə-vənt 
: not relevant : inapplicable
that statement is irrelevant to your argument
irrelevantly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence
His comment is completely irrelevant.
irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson
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For others, the trip is an irrelevant distraction from a cost-of-living crisis as mortgage-holders struggle to find extra cash to finance loans inflated by high interest rates.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Our collection of messages excluded irrelevant text, such as a Twitter handle that contained numbers.
—Ellen Peters, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2024
The researchers found subtle changes in the phrasing of questions or the addition of irrelevant information to questions resulted in significant degradations in how LLMs performed on benchmark tests.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Bianco called it irrelevant that most sovereign citizens subscribe to far-right beliefs.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Our collection of messages excluded irrelevant text, such as a Twitter handle that contained numbers.
—Ellen Peters, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2024
The researchers found subtle changes in the phrasing of questions or the addition of irrelevant information to questions resulted in significant degradations in how LLMs performed on benchmark tests.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Bianco called it irrelevant that most sovereign citizens subscribe to far-right beliefs.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for irrelevant
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“Irrelevant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevant. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
(ˈ)ir-ˈ(r)el-ə-vənt
: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent
the evidence presented was judged irrelevant to the case
irrelevance
noun
-vən(t)s
or irrelevancy
-vən-sē
irrelevantly
adverb
Legal Definition
irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
ir-ˈre-lə-vənt
: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent
irrelevant allegations
irrelevant evidence
compare immaterial
irrelevantly
adverb
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