英语词汇“signifier”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

signifier

释义

signify /sigˈni-fī/

transitive verb (sigˈnifying; sigˈnified)

To be a sign for
To mean
To denote, betoken
To indicate or declare

intransitive verb

To be of consequence

ORIGIN: L significāre, -ātum, from signum a sign, and facere to make

sigˈnifiable adjective

signifˈicance /-i-kəns/ noun

Meaning
Import
The quality of being significant (also signifˈicancy)
A value of probability at which a particular hypothesis is held to be contradicted by the results of a statistical test (statistics)

signifˈicant adjective

Having a meaning
Full of meaning
Important, worthy of consideration
Indicative
Having statistical significance

noun

That which carries a meaning
A sign

signifˈicantly adverb

signifˈicate noun

A thing signified

significāˈtion noun

Meaning
That which is signified
Importance

signifˈicative /-kə-tiv/ adjective

Indicative
Significant

signifˈicatively adverb

signifˈicātor noun (astrology)

A planet ruling a house

signifˈicatory /-kə-tər-i/ adjective

signifˈics singular noun

The science of meaning

sigˈnifīer noun

significance test noun (statistics)

A test which is used to demonstrate the probability that observed patterns cannot be explained by chance

significant figures or (esp N American) significant digits plural noun (mathematics)

The figures 1 to 9, or zeroes occurring medially, used to express a magnitude (eg the numbers 3.15, 0.0127 and 1.01 are each expressed to three significant figures)

significant other noun

A person's sexual partner

most (or least) significant bit (computing)

The bit with the greatest (or lowest) place value in a computer data word

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