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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. significant, substantial(adj)

   fairly large

   "won by a substantial margin"

3. 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"

4. meaning(a), pregnant, significant(adj)

   rich in significance or implication

   "a meaning look"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. significant(Adjective)

   Signifying something; carrying meaning.

2. significant(Adjective)

   Having a covert or hidden meaning

3. significant(Adjective)

   Having a noticeable or major effect; notable

   That was a very significant step in the right direction.

4. significant(Adjective)

   Reasonably large in number or amount

5. significant(Adjective)

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

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Significant(adj)

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

3. Significant(noun)

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

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

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. Maggie Hassan:

   It's a significant issue.

2. Steven Murphy:

   The impact is significant.

3. Cody Wilson:

   I think this is significant.

4. John DeLury:

   The language is significant.

5. Neal Epstein:

   The change could be significant.

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