significance
English edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
significance (countable and uncountable, plural significances)
- The extent to which something matters; importance
- As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 5:
- Of more significance in the nature of branch development; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.
- Meaning.
- the significance of a gesture
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
extent to which something matters
|
meaning
|
See also edit
- Significance level (statistics).
- Statistical significance.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
significance
- Alternative form of significaunce