saliency

[ sey-lee-uhn-see, seyl-yuhn- ]

noun

, plural sa·li·en·cies.

1. salience.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saliency¹

First recorded in 1655–65; salient, -ency

Example Sentences

Abortion rights was the top issue for 27 percent of voters, proving the saliency of that issue months after the high court’s decision.

From Washington Post

While other districts in the U.S. had dealt with the issue, Loudoun appeared to gain the most attention, and the state as a whole would become a test case for the political saliency of education.

From Fox News

In May, Twitter admitted racial biases in the way its "saliency algorithm" cropped previews of images.

From BBC

Beyond policy details, Amber Roessner, a 41-year-old University of Tennessee professor who wrote “Jimmy Carter and the Birth of the Marathon Media Campaign,” said Carter’s broader political identity from the 1970s has “regained some saliency.”

From Seattle Times

The "saliency algorithm" decided how images would be cropped in Twitter previews, before being clicked on to open at full size.

From BBC