significance (sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns
)
Definitions
noun
- consequence or importance
- something signified, expressed, or intended
- the state or quality of being significant
- statistics
- a measure of the confidence that can be placed in a result, esp a substantive causal hypothesis, as not being merely a matter of chance
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a significance level
Compare confidence level See also hypothesis testing
Synonyms
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- British English:
significance
The significance of something is its importance.The President's visit has great symbolic significance.sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns NOUN The President's visit has great symbolic significance.
- Spanish: relevancia nf
- French:
signification
nf
- German:
Bedeutung
nf
- Chinese: 意义 n
- Arabic: أَهَمِّيَّة n
- Portuguese: significância nf
- Russian: значимость nf
- Croatian: značaj nm
- Czech: význam nm
- Danish: vigtighed nutr
- Dutch: betekenis nf
- Finnish: merkitys n
- Greek: σπουδαιότητα nf
- Italian: significato nm
- Japanese: 重要性 n
- Korean: 중요성 n
- Norwegian: betydning nm
- Polish: znaczenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: significância nf
- European Spanish: relevancia nf
- Swedish: betydelse nutr
- Thai: ผลที่ตามมา n
- Turkish: önem n
- Vietnamese: tầm quan trọng n
Usage examples
Maybe you saw something that evening that you now realize has a greater significance than you previously thought.
, The Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi Moss (1986)But the fact that they happened at all, he says, illustrates the confusion over the significance of the 5T mutation.
New Scientist (2003)People have attached considerable significance to the word dormant.
Irish Times (2002)Hence, I have spent hours on the internet listening to fans pontificate on the significance of Wonder Woman's tiara.
Glasgow Herald (2001)It was clear to me that food had a particular significance to Jamie.
, THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)