significance
— Noun
– English
~ the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
significance
— Noun
– English
~ a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
significance
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"
significant figure
— Noun
– English
~ any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the answer to four significant figures"
significant digit
— Noun
– English
~ any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the answer to four significant figures"
significant other
— Noun
– English
~ a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
significant
— Adjective
– English
~ rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "a significant silence"
significant
— Adjective
– English
~ 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
— Adjective
– English
~ 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"