| significant | |
| 1. adj. Signifying something; carrying meaning. | |
| a significant word or sound; a significant look | |
| 2. adj. Having a covert or hidden meaning. | |
| 3. adj. Having a noticeable or major effect; notable. | |
| That was a significant step in the right direction. | |
| The First World War was a significant event. | |
| 4. adj. Reasonably large in number or amount. | |
| 5. adj. (statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related). | |
| 6. n. That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. | |
