significant
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significant
- /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ UK
- /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/ US
- /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.ɡənt/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.
adjective more significant · most significant
- Signifying something; carrying meaning. a significant word or sound
- Having a noticeable or major effect. That was a significant step in the right direction.
- 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.
Similar: important
noun significants
- That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.
