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pertinent

adjective

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Relevant to the subject or situation.

She asked a pertinent question about the project's timetable.
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At the end of the presentation, Nora chose to reiterate the limitation that the map represented an imagined scenario rather than a real planning outcome. She then used one slide to recapitulate the main question, the depicted pattern, and the uncertainty in the interpretation. A listener asked a pertinent question about how one symbol had been assigned.
From Say It Clearly, Then Stop.
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