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Dictionary: sig·nif·i·cance   (sĭg-nĭf'ĭ-kəns) pronunciation also sig·nif·i·can·cy
 
(-kən-sē)
n.
  1. The state or quality of being significant. See synonyms at importance.
  2. A meaning that is expressed.
  3. A covert or implied meaning. See synonyms at meaning.

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noun

  1. The quality or state of being important: concern, concernment, consequence, import, importance, moment, significancy, weight, weightiness. See important/unimportant.
  2. That which is signified by a word or expression: acceptation, connotation, denotation, import, intent, meaning, message, purport, sense, significancy, signification, value. See meaning.
  3. The gist of a specific action or situation: idea, import, meaning, point, purport, significancy. See meaning.

 
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Definition: meaning
Antonyms: insignificance, meaninglessness, triviality, unimportance


 
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In statistics, a description of an observed result that shows sufficient deviation from the expected or hypothesized result to be considered different from the expected result and not attributable to chance.

 
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The quality of an assessment about the relationship between two or more values of a variable. Significance is achieved if the relationship is more common than would be achieved by a random selection.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having importance or special meaning.

pronunciation Of what significance are the things you can forget? — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American philosopher and naturalist.

 
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Significance can refer to: with purpose and importance


 
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