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significant
[ sig-nif-i-kuhnt ]
adjective
- important and deserving of attention; of consequence:
Their advice played a significant role in saving my marriage.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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.
significant
/ ɪɡˈɪɪəԳ /
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
- ˈԾھԳٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·Ծ··Գ· adverb
- ԴDz··Ծ··Գ adjective
- ···Ծ··Գ adjective
- ܲ··Ծ··Գ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of significant1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of significant1
Example Sentences
Stock markets worldwide careened even lower Friday after China matched President Trump’s significant raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war.
So my last argument for the team to do something significant with their visit makes it all about them.
So far, most efforts to reduce all these effects and their growing impact involves voluntary mitigations, not significant regulation.
UTU general secretary Jacquie White called the deal "a significant first step in the process of delivering tangible change for the teaching profession",
Westminster City Council said it granted the "vast majority" of licensing applications and only refused ones where safety concerns had been raised by the police or because significant disruption was likely.
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