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AWL Sublist 1 · Academic Word
significant
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ Syllables: sig·ˈnif·i·cant
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Arabic Translation & Context
Synonyms & Antonyms
Important or notable enough to have an effect; statistically meaningful.
Synonyms
important
notable
substantial
Antonyms
insignificant
trivial
Translations
significant in Arabic
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Arabic Meaning
مهم، ذو دلالة
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Easy Explanation (Arabic)
يعني شيء مهم أو ملحوظ لدرجة إنه بيعمل تأثير، أو ليه معنى إحصائي.
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
Significant means important and noticeable. A significant finding changes understanding. In statistics, significant means the result is unlikely to be due to chance.
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Memory TipSignificant comes from Latin 'signum' (sign) + 'facere' (to make) — something that makes a sign worth noticing.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
The study found a statistically significant relationship between diet and cognitive performance.
The discovery had a significant impact on scientists' understanding of early human evolution.
There was no significant difference between the experimental and control groups.
Word Families & Pronunciation
significant
| PART OF SPEECH | FORM |
|---|---|
| noun | significance |
| adverb | significantly |
| adjective | insignificant |
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