Remember relevant cover letters are appealing while irrelevant ones are a mere waste of time. (coverlettersandresume.com)
That makes it difficult to distinguish relevant variables from irrelevant ones — what statistician Nate Silver calls the «signal» and the «noise.» (sciencedaily.com)
OF course in England they do not — or have not had, anyway — any consolidation of the statute books, as we have had since the 19th century, so having old irrelevant ones lying around could cause more of a nuisance than it does here. (slaw.ca)