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sig⋅nif⋅i⋅cant

[sig-nif-i-kuhnt]
–adjective
1. important; of consequence.
2. having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive: a significant wink.
3. Statistics. of or pertaining to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause.
–noun
4. something significant; a sign.

Origin:
1570–80; < L significant- (s. of significāns), prp. of significāre to signify; see -ant


sig⋅nif⋅i⋅cant⋅ly, adverb


1. consequential, momentous, weighty. 2. See expressive.
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Main Entry: sig·nif·i·cant
Pronunciation: sig-'nif-i-k&nt
Function: adjective
: probably caused by something other than mere chancesignificant correlation between vitamin deficiency and disease> —sig·nif·i·cant·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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