What does significant mean?
Definitions for significant
sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəntsig·nif·i·cant
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word significant.
Princeton's WordNet
significant, important(adj)
important in effect or meaning
"a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
significant, substantial(adj)
fairly large
"won by a substantial margin"
significant(adj)
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"
meaning(a), pregnant, significant(adj)
rich in significance or implication
"a meaning look"
Wiktionary
significant(Adjective)
Signifying something; carrying meaning.
Etymology: From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum, "sign", + ficare, "do" or "make", variant of facere.
significant(Adjective)
Having a covert or hidden meaning
Etymology: From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum, "sign", + ficare, "do" or "make", variant of facere.
significant(Adjective)
Having a noticeable or major effect; notable
That was a very significant step in the right direction.
Etymology: From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum, "sign", + ficare, "do" or "make", variant of facere.
significant(Adjective)
Reasonably large in number or amount
Etymology: From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum, "sign", + ficare, "do" or "make", variant of facere.
significant(Adjective)
Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
Etymology: From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum, "sign", + ficare, "do" or "make", variant of facere.
Webster Dictionary
Significant(adj)
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
Etymology: [L. significans, -antis, p. pr. of significare. See Signify.]
Significant(adj)
deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event
Etymology: [L. significans, -antis, p. pr. of significare. See Signify.]
Significant(noun)
that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol
Etymology: [L. significans, -antis, p. pr. of significare. See Signify.]
Freebase
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.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'significant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #796
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'significant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1665
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'significant' in Adjectives Frequency: #96
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of significant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of significant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of significant in a Sentence
The underlying constituents have more of a growth tilt, whereas in the old telecom world they were considered value stocks, it's a pretty significant change.
They don’t have the financial power, they don’t need to be that involved because the Americans are leaving so even a small presence will be enough to have a significant impact.
Unless there is a significant change, the back half of winter may follow suit.
According to company officials, this investment is expected to pave the way for a future significant investment for a technological upgrade at the Israeli site.
The difference lies with the countries that have a higher culture of privacy and a significant limitation of access and use of this data, the scariest thing is that the epidemic will end someday, but these measures I'm sure will stay.
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- هامArabic
- зна́чны, ва́жныBelarusian
- significatiuCatalan, Valencian
- významnýCzech
- bedeutend, signifikantGerman
- significativo, importanteSpanish
- قابل توجهPersian
- merkityksellinen, merkittäväFinnish
- significatif, importantFrench
- महत्वपूर्णHindi
- jelentős, szignifikánsHungarian
- էականArmenian
- significanteInterlingua
- pentingIndonesian
- epocale, significativo, rimarchevole, eloquenteItalian
- 著しい, 重要Japanese
- მნიშვნელოვანიGeorgian
- 상당하다Korean
- watedar, giringKurdish
- ponderōsus, significānsLatin
- nozīmīgs, redzams, ievērojamsLatvian
- waarneembaar, betekenisvol, beduidend, voelbaar, veelbetekenend, significantDutch
- znaczny, znaczącyPolish
- significativoPortuguese
- semnificant, important, semnificativRomanian
- значительный, значительноеRussian
- signifikant, betydelsefullt, betydandeSwedish
- குறிப்பிடத்தக்கTamil
- มีนัยสำคัญThai
- önemli, anlamlı, manalı, kayda değerTurkish
- اہمUrdu
- quan trọngVietnamese
- 重大Chinese
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