Look up: significant

1. significant
   [Adjective] Having meaning, enough to make a difference.
   Example: A significant amount of people in Britain are smokers.
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2. significant
   [adj] - (statistics) too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation 2. [adj] - important in effect or meaning 3. [adj] - fairly large
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3. significant
   caused by something other than chance Category: Statistics
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4. Significant
   Sig·nif'i·cant adjective [ Latin significans , -antis , present participle of significare . See Signify .] 1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; exp...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/101
   
   
5. Significant
   Sig·nif'i·cant noun That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. Wordsworth. « In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.» Shak.
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6. significant
   In statistics, probably resulting from something other than chance. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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7. significant
   substantial adjective fairly large; `won by a substantial margin`
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8. significant
   adjective important in effect or meaning; `a significant change in tax laws`; `a significant change in the Constitution`; `a significant contribution`; `significant details`; `statistically significant`
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9. Significant
   • (a.) 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. • (n.) That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. • (a.) Deserving to be considered;...
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10. significant
    in statistics, probably resulting from something other than chance.
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11. significant
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sig-nif′i-kănt Definitions: 1. In statistics, denoting the reliability of a finding or, conversely, the probability of the finding being the result of chance (generally less than 5%).
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12. significant
    In statistics, describes a mathematical measure of difference between groups. The difference is said to be significant if it is greater than what might be expected to happen by chance alone. Also called statistically significant.
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