significantly

American  

[sig-nif-i-kuhnt-lee] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənt li /

adverb

1. in a way or as a fact that is important and deserves attention.

   Significantly, Australia was a nation born in peacetime, not war.

2. by a relatively great amount or to a relatively high degree.

   She seems to have grown significantly as a character—her decisions are more mature, for one thing.

3. in a way that carries special, secret, or private meaning.

   The detective looked significantly at the collection of pills on the table, but said nothing.

4. Statistics. in a way or to a degree that is unlikely to occur by chance and therefore indicates a systematic cause.

   These results show that sleep significantly affects memory organization, even in the infant brain.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsignificantly adverb
• supersignificantly adverb
• unsignificantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of significantly

significant ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Benjamin and other critics argue that this is not a coherent basis for the change because these countries have significantly smaller populations, different health care systems and regionally-specific public health concerns.

From Salon

Analyst Laurence Alexander suggests autonomous robots and AI training will significantly increase lithium demand for batteries.

From Barron's

Still, foot traffic to restaurants will likely stay negative, they said, and after raising prices in prior years, restaurants have less room to push them higher without cutting more significantly into demand.

From MarketWatch

Nvidia’s expansion into autonomous vehicles could challenge Tesla’s market share, whose valuation is significantly linked to AI applications.

From Barron's

Notice from the third column that in each instance the market performed significantly better following extreme pessimism than following extreme optimism.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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• originally
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• truly
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