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salient
1. Geometry (of an angle) pointing outwards from a polygon and hence less than 180°
2. (esp of animals) leaping
3. a salient angle

salient [′sāl·yənt]
(geology)
A landform that projects or extends outward or upward from its surroundings.
An area in which the axial traces of folds are convex toward the outer edge of the folded belt.


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All items were reviewed for face and content validity, and then pilot-tested for readability and saliency Respondents were asked to rate the importance of each goal (six for intimacy, five for sexual pleasure and six for social status *) on an 11-point scale ranging from "not important" to "extremely important.
Despite overwhelming evidence of the saliency of adult attention, a new Teens Today report from SADD and Liberty Mutual Group reveals that almost half of high school teens say that their mom and dad miss the boat when it comes to communicating about and recognizing or celebrating what they consider to be meaningful life events during their adolescence.
For the future, least to most intrusive strategies might be intermittently introduced to determine saliency in a more parsimonious intervention plan.
 
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