saliency

English

Etymology

From salient +‎ -cy.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪ.li.ən.si/, /ˈseɪ.ljən.si/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsæɪ.li.ən.si/, /ˈsæɪ.ljən.si/
• Hyphenation: sa‧lien‧cy

Noun

saliency (countable and uncountable, plural saliencies)

1. the quality of being salient; salience
   • 1995, Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, and Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, page 154:

     The saliency of the model of production with convexity and constant returns to scale technologies recommends that we examine it in some further detail.

Related terms

• salient