moot point

Noun

An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

Japanese Meaning

明確な解決策が見出されず、議論や討論の対象となっている問題 / 議論の余地がある点、または決して一義的な答えに到らない論題 / 本来は国民の集会などで決定されるべき事案（ただし、現代英語では形容される意見対立の問題を指す）

What is this buttons?

Whether we should expand the program is a moot point until we secure additional funding.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

追加資金を確保するまでは、そのプログラムを拡大すべきかどうかは議論の余地がある問題だ。

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Sense（1）

An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

Exactly which of the songs on Small Change originated in London is a moot point.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue.