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Significance

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Noun

1. significance

the quality of being significant

Example Sentences:
'do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power'

2. implication, import, significance

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

Example Sentences:
'the significance of his remark became clear only later'
'the expectation was spread both by word and by implication'

3. import, meaning, significance, signification

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

Example Sentences:
'what is the meaning of this sentence'
'the significance of a red traffic light'
'the signification of Chinese characters'
'the import of his announcement was ambiguous'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Significance

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noun
1. 
consequence or importance
2. 
something signified, expressed, or intended
3. 
the state or quality of being significant
4. statistics
a. 
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
b. 
(as modifier)
a significance level
Compare confidence level, See also hypothesis testing

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Significance

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noun
1. 
that which is signified; meaning
2. 
the quality of being significant; suggestiveness; expressiveness
3. 
importance; consequence; moment

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Significance

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n.
1. The state or quality of being significant: a matter of some significance. See Synonyms at importance.
2. A meaning that is expressed or implied: What was the significance of that smile?

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