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# irrelevant

«irrelevant» in Mova's school dictionary: **being talked about or done, so it does not matter here** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (irrelevant; irrelevantly adv.; irrelevance noun)

### meaning for a pupil

Not connected with what is being talked about or done, so it does not matter here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrelevant/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In maths word problems: some numbers are irrelevant and should be ignored. In writing and debates: keep to the point, leave out irrelevant details. In everyday talk: «That's irrelevant!» It tells the reader the information does not help.

### examples

- The colour of the bus is irrelevant to how fast it goes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrelevant/#x1)
- Cross out the irrelevant information in the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrelevant/#x2)
- Your age is irrelevant; anyone can join. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrelevant/#x3)
- Stick to the topic and leave out irrelevant details. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrelevant/#x4)
- Whether it rained is irrelevant to the answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrelevant/#x5)
- His excuse was completely irrelevant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrelevant/#x6)

### note

Opposite: relevant. Spelling trap: irRELevant (r-r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t), not «irrevelant». In maths, spotting irrelevant numbers is a key skill: «Sam has 3 red pens and is 9 years old; how many pens?» — his age is irrelevant.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «irrelevant» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrelevant/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.