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Luckily I have WiFi at home and work so most of the day I'm covered and 3G is irrelevant which is good since turning on 3G KILLS my phone!

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  1. adjective Unrelated to the matter being considered.
  2. Syntax Note
    Synonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, immaterial, impertinent
    These adjectives mean not pertinent to the subject under consideration: an irrelevant comment; a question extraneous to the discussion; an objection that is immaterial; mentioned several impertinent facts.
    Antonym: relevant

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  • The debate in this country over whether we've gone into recession is basically irrelevant -- we can still have that debate unfortunately because we haven't had two quarters in a row of negative growth. —  Crikey » Canberra Calling
  • The amount we spend is irrelevant -- it's any difference between what we spend and what Rs spend that matters. —  Swing State Project
  • This is completely irrelevant, and it's truly a shame that this poor guy now has to issue a denial about his hygene. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • The folks Gavin is referring to are folks for whom physical reality is irrelevant, and who are motivated solely by power, politics and advantage. —  RealClimate
  • Whether AIDS is avoided or irrelevant, a friendship between a straight communist and a self-proclaimed maricón is a sweet surprise from the last Stalinist outpost in "the West." —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
 

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  1. = Old French irrelevant; as in- + relevant.
 

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/ɪˈrɛləvənt/
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