The Only Use of
extraneous
in
Ender's Game
- Ender toyed with the idea of telling them how important this battle was to him, but decided it would not help them to have an extraneous concern on their minds.
p. 230.6extraneous = not relevant to the matter under consideration
Definitions:
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(1)
(extraneous) not relevant or important to the matter under consideration
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, extraneous can refer to something that does not belong to that in which it is contained (as in "water free of extraneous matter"); or to something coming from an outside source (as in "Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph.")