beside the point vs extrinsic

beside the point

adj

  • Irrelevant, moot. 

adv

  • Irrelevantly, off-topic. 

extrinsic

adj

  • not belonging to something; outside 

  • external; separable from the thing itself; inessential 

noun

  • An external factor 

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