significant

== English == === Etymology === From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ (US) IPA(key): /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/, /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.ɡənt/ === Adjective === significant (comparative more significant, superlative most significant) Signifying something; carrying meaning. Synonym: meaningful Having a noticeable or major effect. Synonyms: notable, pregnant Reasonably large in number or amount. Having a covert or hidden meaning. (statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related). (mathematics) Of a digit or figure, see significant figure. ==== Synonyms ==== Sense 1 (meaningful): important ==== Antonyms ==== insignificant ignorable negligible slight ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== significance significand signify ==== Translations ==== === Noun === significant (plural significants) That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. === References === “significant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Catalan == === Pronunciation === === Verb === significant gerund of significar == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin significāns. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === significant (comparative significanter, superlative significantst) significant Synonym: beduidend Antonyms: insignificant, onbeduidend ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Verb === significant third-person plural present active indicative of significō