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significant
[ sig-nif-i-kuhnt ]
/ sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənt /
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adjective
important and deserving of attention; of consequence: Their advice played a significant role in saving my marriage.
relatively large in amount or quantity: a significant decrease in revenue.
having or expressing a meaning; indicative: a significant symbol of royalty.
having a special, secret, or disguised meaning; suggestive: a significant wink.
Statistics. of or relating to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause: Memory training produced a statistically significant improvement in group performance.
noun
something significant; a sign.
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Origin of significant
OTHER WORDS FROM significant
sig·nif·i·cant·ly, adverbnon·sig·nif·i·cant, adjectivesu·per·sig·nif·i·cant, adjectiveun·sig·nif·i·cant, adjectiveWords nearby significant
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British Dictionary definitions for significant
significant
/ (sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt) /
adjective
having or expressing a meaning; indicative
having a covert or implied meaning; suggestive
important, notable, or momentous
statistics of or relating to a difference between a result derived from a hypothesis and its observed value that is too large to be attributed to chance and that therefore tends to refute the hypothesis
Derived forms of significant
significantly, adverbWord Origin for significant
C16: from Latin significāre to signify
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