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significant

sig·ni·fi·cant

UK/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ US/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/ common

adjective

1.

important in effect or meaning

  • “a significant change in tax laws”
  • “a significant change in the Constitution”
  • “a significant contribution”
  • “significant details”
  • “statistically significant”
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2.

fairly large

  • “won by a substantial margin”
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3.

too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation

  • “the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level”
  • “no significant difference was found”
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4.

rich in significance or implication

  • “a meaning look”
  • “pregnant with meaning”
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Origin

From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.

Phrases

  • least significant bit
  • least significant byte
  • most significant bit
  • most significant byte
  • significant digit
  • significant figure
  • significant other
  • significant wave height

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