Given a category and a set of five words, find the word from the set that does not belong (i.e. is the least relevant) with the other words in the category. Words are separated by commas.

Q: Category: direction 
Words: down, opposite of up, sliding, forward, emotional state

A: emotional state
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Q: Category: type of rigidity 
Words: rigged, firm, unyielding, streamline, taut

A: streamline
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Q: Category: measurement unit 
Words: yard, ounce, mile, foot, ear

A:
ear
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