relevance
n.the quality of being useful or connected to what is happening now. If something has relevance, it matters to the person or the situation you are talking about.
n.the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand. Often used to describe the applicability of information or ideas to a specific context.
“The teacher explained the relevance of history to our lives.”
“The lawyer argued that the witness's personal life had no relevance to the criminal case being tried.”
“In an era of rapid technological change, many traditional industries struggle to maintain their relevance as consumer habits shift toward digital-first experiences.”
Commonly followed by the preposition 'to' when indicating the subject of connection.
Usage assess relevance · direct relevance · establish relevance
“To explore whether the strategy might eventually have relevance for people, the researchers tested it in human brain models.”
“Among other things, PageRank treated links as signals of authority, which made relevance partly a question of how the web itself pointed to a page.”
Common in science and history writing
From relevant + -ance.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.