Definitions for Significant
sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəntsig·nif·i·cant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. significant, importantadjective

   important in effect or meaning

   "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

2. significant, substantialadjective

   fairly large

   "won by a substantial margin"

3. significantadjective

   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"

4. meaning(a), pregnant, significantadjective

   rich in significance or implication

   "a meaning look"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. significantadjective

   Signifying something; carrying meaning.

2. significantadjective

   Having a covert or hidden meaning

3. significantadjective

   Having a noticeable or major effect; notable

   That was a very significant step in the right direction.

4. significantadjective

   Reasonably large in number or amount

5. significantadjective

   Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).

6. Etymology: From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum, "sign", + ficare, "do" or "make", variant of facere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SIGNIFICANTadjective

   Etymology: signifiant, Fr. significans, Latin.

   1. Expressive of something beyond the external mark.

   Since you are tongue-ty’d, and so loth to speak,
   In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   2. Betokening; standing as a sign of something.

   It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient. Walter Raleigh.

   3. Expressive or representative in an eminent degree; forcible to impress the intended meaning.

   Whereas it may be objected, that to add to religious duties such rites and ceremonies as are significant, is to institute new sacraments. Richard Hooker.

   Common life is full of this kind of significant expressions, by knocking, beckoning, frowning, and pointing; and dumb persons are sagacious in the use of them. William Holder, on Speech.

   The Romans joined both devices, to make the emblem the more significant; as, indeed, they could not too much extol the learning and military virtues of this emperor. Addison.

   4. Important; momentous. A low word.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. significant

   Significant generally refers to something that carries importance, meaning, or relevance. It can indicate a notable or noteworthy occurrence or event that has a notable impact or influence. The term can also be used to describe data, statistics, or findings that are statistically meaningful or have implications for a particular study or research. Additionally, significant can refer to a person or thing that holds significance due to their prestige, influence, or accomplishments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Significantadjective

   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

2. Significantadjective

   deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event

3. Significantnoun

   that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol

4. Etymology: [L. significans, -antis, p. pr. of significare. See Signify.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Significant

   A term applied to differences, correlations, cause-and-effect relationships, etc., to indicate that they are noticeable, probably too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation: substantial, fairly large; also having consequence or import, important in effect or meaning. In statistics significant ordinarily indicates a probability of not less than 95 percent, while highly significant indicates a probability of not less than 99 percent.

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1. • Statistics

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Significant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #796

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Significant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1665

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Significant' in Adjectives Frequency: #96

How to pronounce Significant?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Significant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Significant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Significant in a Sentence

1. Michael Avenatti:

   We have significant evidence to the contrary.

2. Ian McCann:

   If it’s from the San Francisco it’s quite significant.

3. Patrick Rial:

   I would expect over the next one to three weeks that we will see a significant uptick in terms of companies coming to market.

4. Alan Levin:

   I see and have seen, highly functioning, highly respected, highly compensated lawyers who have been suffering from significant amount of anxiety and depression, some who have issues with substance use, but none of whom would it make any sense to disqualify from practicing law.

5. Jay McConville:

   Stalker is another leap forward in terms of endurance with four hours of battery power. We can bring in solid oxide fuel technology and reach eight hours of endurance on a small hand-launched UAV. That is really significant.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Significant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Significant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Significant
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Significant
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Significant