pertinent

noun
/ˈpəːtɪnənt/UK/ˈpɚtɪnənt/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem.

  1. derived from pertinēns
  2. derived from pertinent
  3. inherited from pertinent

Definitions

  1. A right that attaches to land, in Scots law.

  2. Important with regard to (a subject or matter)

    Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.

    • Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pertinent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at pertinent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at pertinent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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