salience

Salience is defined as the state of being important or conspicuous.

(noun)

The importance of a given statement is an example of the salience of the statement.

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See salience in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. sa·li·en·ces also sa·li·en·cies
  1. The quality or condition of being salient.
  2. A pronounced feature or part; a highlight.
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