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adjective
- 1. sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy: "a significant increase in sales" Similar Opposite
- 2. having a particular meaning; indicative of something: "in times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant"
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important, large, or great, esp. in leading to a different result or to an important change: This election reaffirms a significant shift of the center of power. Marriage is a significant commitment. significance. noun [ U ] us / sɪɡˈnɪf·ɪ·kəns / The full significance of space exploration may not be understood for many years to come.
A significant amount of something is large enough to be important or noticeable. A small but significant number of 11-year-olds cannot read. American English : significant / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt /
1. : having meaning. especially : suggestive. a significant glance. 2. a. : having or likely to have influence or effect : important. a significant piece of legislation. also : of a noticeably or measurably large amount. a significant number of layoffs. producing significant profits. b. : probably caused by something other than mere chance.
Use the adjective significant to describe something that is important. Your "significant other" means the person who's most important in your life. A significant result in a scientific study is a result large enough to matter.
important, large, or great, esp. in leading to a different result or to an important change: This election reaffirms a significant shift of the center of power. Marriage is a significant commitment. significance. noun [ U ] us / sɪɡˈnɪf·ɪ·kəns / The full significance of space exploration may not be understood for many years to come.
Definition of significant adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. important; of consequence. 2. having or expressing a meaning.
significant meaning, definition, what is significant: having an important effect or influence,...: Learn more.
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.
What does the word significant mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word significant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. significant has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. mathematics (early 1600s) statistics (1880s) See meaning & use. How common is the word significant?
