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Word: Significance
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting unstated meaning): from Old French, or from Latin significantia, from significare ‘indicate, portend’
sɪɡˈnɪfɪk(ə)ns
the quality of being worthy of attention; importance
Short Definition:quality of being worthy of attention
Examples:- adolescent education was felt to be a social issue of some significance
the meaning to be found in words or events
Short Definition:meaning to be found in words or events
Examples:- the significance of what was happening was clearer to me than to her
the extent to which a result deviates from that expected to arise simply from random variation or errors in sampling.
Short Definition:extent to which result deviates from that expected to arise simply from random variation
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