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   significance

   /sɪɡˈnɪfɪk(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being worthy of attention; importance: "adolescent education was felt to be a social issue of some significance" Similar importanceimportnoteworthinessconsequencesubstanceseriousnessgravityweightweightinessmagnitudemomentmomentousnessmemorablenessunforgettablenesspronounced natureremarkablenessoutstanding naturemarkednessobviousnessconspicuousnessstrikingnessdistinctionimpressivenessuncommonnessunusualnessrarityextraordinarinessexceptionalnessspecialnessrare:crucialityOpposite insignificance
   • 2. the meaning to be found in words or events: "the significance of what was happening was clearer to me than to her" Similar meaningsensesignificationimportthrustdriftgistburdenthemeimplicationtenormessageessencesubstancerelevancepurportintentionspiritpoint
   • 3. the extent to which a result deviates from that expected to arise simply from random variation or errors in sampling.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting unstated meaning): from Old French, or from Latin significantia, from significare ‘indicate, portend’.

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