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Irrelevant Speed and Lifting Strength Revisions?

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So, after taking a deeper look at the concepts of irrelevant speed and strength on this website, there's a few things that's bothering me.

I think the two should be renamed to Absolute Speed and Absolute Lifting Strength. Reason being is that the term "irrelevant" is another way of saying things like "unrelated to the matter being considered" or "having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue", whereas the term "absolute" means things like "having no exceptions or restrictions" and "being entirely without fault or flaw". If some character had a lifting strength or speed level that was "irrelevant" it just sounds as if such statistics wouldn't be applied to them, but in the case for "absolute" it sounds more like their speed and strength is unlimited. Also, after glancing over the two statistics on the Superpower wiki, "irrelevant" isn't really another way of saying "absolute" in the Also Called sections. And according to The Free Dictionary, the term "absolute" is applied to physics and mathematics rather than "irrelevant" and seeing as how physics and mathematics are reoccurring subjects when it comes to calculating speed and lifting strength, it would make more sense to use a term that deals with the two aforementioned.
 
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It feels a little bit misleading like it highly depends on the how the verse treats the term "absolute" like you shouldn't be surprised that a verse states that A character speed stated to be absolute but A character is the speed of light at best so it will be a little bit confusing for beginners atleast

tbh those ratings should get nuked it's just feels it exists solely for making 1A "special"
 
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“Absolute” is too subjective of a term in fiction
 
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