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Definition of significance in English: significancenoun sɪɡˈnɪfɪk(ə)nssɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns mass noun1The quality of being worthy of attention; importance. adolescent education was felt to be a social issue of some significance Example sentencesExamples - Despite speculation to the contrary, the compensation issue is of limited significance.
- "This is arguably the most important building in terms of Heritage significance in the main street of Alstonville.
- The significance of these results is discussed in terms of models for replication restart.
- Mr Jordan said it was important electors appreciate the significance of the new arrangements.
- Further evaluation is needed to be able to assess the biological significance of these findings.
- We now come to the importance and significance of science in human affairs.
- The significance of this idea for the development of science from the first beginnings to the present day has been immense.
- The work was incomplete at the time of his death but it is still a work of the greatest significance in the theory of probability.
- Since its inception, radio has had a particular symbolic significance attached to it.
- Mr Suzuki said the coup issue has special significance for the union movement.
- Because of its representative nature the Memorial should be recognized as a site of national heritage significance.
- It is the breadth and the quality of Kelvingrove's hoard that gives the museum international significance.
- The significance of the imports is that those books are priced much lower.
- This could help the country promote its own agenda on issues of significance on the world stage.
- They were no doubt too busy but ill-advised as to the proper significance of such a distinguished visitor.
- Electoral reform is not an issue of significance to the wider electorate.
- But he fails to articulate a clear position on any issue of major public significance.
- All committal hearings are proceedings of significance and importance.
- Nevertheless, it is an important precedent with wider significance in environmental law.
- In many cultures, water is not just a necessity of life, it has a deep spiritual significance, too.
Synonyms importance, import, noteworthiness, consequence, substance, seriousness, gravity, weight, weightiness, magnitude, moment, momentousness memorableness, unforgettableness, pronounced nature, remarkableness, outstanding nature, markedness, obviousness, conspicuousness, strikingness, distinction, impressiveness, uncommonness, unusualness, rarity, extraordinariness, exceptionalness, specialness rare cruciality 2The meaning to be found in words or events. the significance of what was happening was clearer to me than to her Example sentencesExamples - The very mysteriousness of his paintings added significance to every word he wrote or spoke on the subject of art.
- However, the word's real significance in the context of his comments lay in what it did not convey.
- This saying alerts the reader to the deeper significance of the events which are about to be narrated.
- I discovered I had just missed an event of some significance in my wife's family.
- Later that same year occurred an event of some significance in the history of Punjab and India.
- The term treaty has a special constitutional significance in the United States.
- I am to set in motion a concatenation of events whose end or significance I can in no way envisage.
- The same words can take on different meanings and significance depending on who uses them in a particular context.
- He believes that the deal hammered out over the club has special significance.
- For him, these trips and the conversations he has had with people have special significance.
- Several previously exhibited works took on new significance in the context of this exhibition.
- The legal significance of the events which I recited is, in our submission, a matter of law.
- This event has additional significance this year as it is the second leg of the Rivercare Championship for the Ouse.
- He became more aware of the significance of the event on the day of the funeral.
- What he probably means is that this was the first event of any real significance; only then did his life properly begin.
- We are so accustomed to the use of this expression that we forget to stop and think of its meaning or significance.
- On my block in Laventille, teenagers didn't attach due significance to the event.
- From her point of view it was an event devoid of any significance whatsoever.
- It is only in the future that the significance of certain events and tendencies becomes clear.
- Old words were being given new significance, and new words were being coined to meet new demands.
Synonyms meaning, sense, signification, import, thrust, drift, gist, burden, theme, implication, tenor, message, essence, substance, relevance, purport, intention, spirit, point 3The extent to which a result deviates from that expected to arise simply from random variation or errors in sampling. Example sentencesExamples - Chi-square analysis was used to determine the statistical significance of phenotypic differences observed among different genotypes.
- The statistical significance of each estimated coefficient was assessed using the Wald statistic for each.
- I do not think that the significance of the error can be discounted in this way.
- The failure of the results to reach statistical significance in women may simply reflect the fact that fewer procedures are carried out in women.
- We used the Wald statistic to assess statistical significance of the results.
Origin Late Middle English (denoting unstated meaning): from Old French, or from Latin significantia, from significare 'indicate, portend'. Definition of significance in US English: significancenounsiɡˈnifikənssɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns 1The quality of being worthy of attention; importance. adolescent education was felt to be a social issue of some significance Example sentencesExamples - It is the breadth and the quality of Kelvingrove's hoard that gives the museum international significance.
- In many cultures, water is not just a necessity of life, it has a deep spiritual significance, too.
- We now come to the importance and significance of science in human affairs.
- Despite speculation to the contrary, the compensation issue is of limited significance.
- This could help the country promote its own agenda on issues of significance on the world stage.
- They were no doubt too busy but ill-advised as to the proper significance of such a distinguished visitor.
- Mr Jordan said it was important electors appreciate the significance of the new arrangements.
- Mr Suzuki said the coup issue has special significance for the union movement.
- Because of its representative nature the Memorial should be recognized as a site of national heritage significance.
- Since its inception, radio has had a particular symbolic significance attached to it.
- The significance of this idea for the development of science from the first beginnings to the present day has been immense.
- Electoral reform is not an issue of significance to the wider electorate.
- The work was incomplete at the time of his death but it is still a work of the greatest significance in the theory of probability.
- The significance of these results is discussed in terms of models for replication restart.
- "This is arguably the most important building in terms of Heritage significance in the main street of Alstonville.
- The significance of the imports is that those books are priced much lower.
- Nevertheless, it is an important precedent with wider significance in environmental law.
- Further evaluation is needed to be able to assess the biological significance of these findings.
- All committal hearings are proceedings of significance and importance.
- But he fails to articulate a clear position on any issue of major public significance.
Synonyms importance, import, noteworthiness, consequence, substance, seriousness, gravity, weight, weightiness, magnitude, moment, momentousness 2The meaning to be found in words or events. the significance of what was happening was clearer to me than to her Example sentencesExamples - However, the word's real significance in the context of his comments lay in what it did not convey.
- The very mysteriousness of his paintings added significance to every word he wrote or spoke on the subject of art.
- The term treaty has a special constitutional significance in the United States.
- I discovered I had just missed an event of some significance in my wife's family.
- It is only in the future that the significance of certain events and tendencies becomes clear.
- On my block in Laventille, teenagers didn't attach due significance to the event.
- This event has additional significance this year as it is the second leg of the Rivercare Championship for the Ouse.
- From her point of view it was an event devoid of any significance whatsoever.
- I am to set in motion a concatenation of events whose end or significance I can in no way envisage.
- For him, these trips and the conversations he has had with people have special significance.
- The legal significance of the events which I recited is, in our submission, a matter of law.
- We are so accustomed to the use of this expression that we forget to stop and think of its meaning or significance.
- What he probably means is that this was the first event of any real significance; only then did his life properly begin.
- He believes that the deal hammered out over the club has special significance.
- Later that same year occurred an event of some significance in the history of Punjab and India.
- Several previously exhibited works took on new significance in the context of this exhibition.
- This saying alerts the reader to the deeper significance of the events which are about to be narrated.
- The same words can take on different meanings and significance depending on who uses them in a particular context.
- He became more aware of the significance of the event on the day of the funeral.
- Old words were being given new significance, and new words were being coined to meet new demands.
Synonyms meaning, sense, signification, import, thrust, drift, gist, burden, theme, implication, tenor, message, essence, substance, relevance, purport, intention, spirit, point 3The extent to which a result deviates from that expected to arise simply from random variation or errors in sampling. Example sentencesExamples - The failure of the results to reach statistical significance in women may simply reflect the fact that fewer procedures are carried out in women.
- We used the Wald statistic to assess statistical significance of the results.
- The statistical significance of each estimated coefficient was assessed using the Wald statistic for each.
- I do not think that the significance of the error can be discounted in this way.
- Chi-square analysis was used to determine the statistical significance of phenotypic differences observed among different genotypes.
Origin Late Middle English (denoting unstated meaning): from Old French, or from Latin significantia, from significare ‘indicate, portend’. |