significant
Plural: significants
Adjective
- important in effect or meaning
- "a significant change in tax laws"
- "a significant change in the Constitution"
- "a significant contribution"
- "significant details"
- "statistically significant"
- 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"
Adjective Satellite
- fairly large
- rich in significance or implication
Adj
- Signifying something; carrying meaning.
- Having a noticeable or major effect.
- Reasonably large in number or amount.
- Having a covert or hidden meaning.
- Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
- Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.
Noun
- That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
Examples
- a significant look
- a significant word or sound
- That was a significant step in the right direction.
- The First World War was a significant event.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.
Synonyms
important, meaning, pregnant, substantial, meaningful, notable
Antonyms
insignificant, nonsignificant, ignorable, negligible, slight
Scrabble Score: 17
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