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Meaning of 'significant'
Meaning of 'significant' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Significant 
[ a.]
- Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl
having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or
suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look. [ a.]- Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event.
2. Significant [ n.]
- That which has significance; a sign; a token; a
symbol. [ n.]Meaning of 'significant' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. significant [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- important in effect or meaning
- important in effect or meaning
Example in sentence:
- a significant change in tax laws;
- a significant change in the Constitution;
- a significant contribution;
- significant details;
- statistically significant
Meaning (2):
- too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
- too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
Example in sentence:
- no significant difference was found;
- the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level
2. significant [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- rich in significance or implication
- rich in significance or implication
Example in sentence:
- a meaning look;
- a significant silence
Meaning (4):
- of considerable importance, size, or worth
- of considerable importance, size, or worth
Example in sentence:
- won by a substantial margin
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