Daily Almanac for
Feb 12, 2012
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
| Share
 

Dictionary


sig•nif•i•cant



Pronunciation: (sig-nif'i-kunt), [key]
—adj.
1. important; of consequence.
2. having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive: a significant wink.
3. Statistics.of or pertaining to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause.

—n.
something significant; a sign.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

significancysignificant digits
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark
See also:

 

Related Content
A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com