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UK
/sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt/
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[ US /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt, sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ ]
[ US /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt, sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
rich in significance or implication
a meaning look
a significant silence -
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 -
important in effect or meaning
a significant change in tax laws
significant details
statistically significant
a significant change in the Constitution
a significant contribution -
of considerable importance, size, or worth
won by a substantial margin
How To Use significant In A Sentence
- Electronic records also contained significantly more words, abbreviations, and symbols.
- The composition of displaced terranes ranges from that of typical oceanic crust to significantly less dense granitic rock with clear continental affinities.
- The space left by evaporation is called the ullage, while the liquid lost is sometimes called the ‘angels' share’ and is particularly financially significant in the production of older cognac and Armagnac.
- In addition, experimental flowers that matured a fruit (and therefore received a visit) had significantly larger corollas compared with corollas of flowers that did not initiate a fruit.
- The value of the coffee becomes significantly higher when expressed in foreign currency.
- The cancer subgroup, even those with very early tumours, had significantly lower cholesterol values than the group with polyps alone.
- Real estate taxes are up locally because of significant increases in assessed real property values in recent years. Chris Davies (D)
- How words are delivered is a significant part of body language - known as paralanguage - and it is easy, with excessive concentration on words, to lose control of tone. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
- I have not been a learner of foreign languages for any significant lengths of time to be able to introspect usefully for the benefit of your discussion, but I have noted how on those few occasions, the change of costumes and locale has a truly powerful effect on my motivation, my willingness to be playful and adventurous, to take risks and experiment with new or old-new phrases and words. I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT
- In summary, Dr. Green, after studying and researching this question for over 20 years, it is my firm conviction that aspartame lowers seizure threshold, mimics or exacerbates a wide variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, contributes to the incidence of certain cancers, and because of it's impact on the hypothalamic "appestat" plays a significant role in the world-wide epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Psychiatry Professor informs Hawaii House Health Committee of Dangers of Aspartame, as Medical Professional
