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Insignificant vs. Significant — What's the Difference?

Insignificant vs. Significant — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Insignificant and Significant

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Insignificant

Lacking in importance; trivial.

Significant

Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy
A significant increase in sales

Insignificant

Lacking power, position, or value; worthy of little regard.

Significant

Having a particular meaning; indicative of something
In times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant

Insignificant

Small in size or amount.
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Significant

Relating to or having significance.

Insignificant

Having little or no meaning.

Significant

Having or expressing a meaning
Are the markings on the stone significant?.

Insignificant

Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.

Significant

Having or expressing a covert or nonverbal meaning; suggestive
A significant glance.

Insignificant

Without meaning; not signifying anything.

Significant

Having or likely to have a major effect; important
A significant change in the tax laws.

Insignificant

Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.

Significant

Fairly large in amount or quantity
Significant casualties.
No significant opposition.

Insignificant

Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile.
Laws must be insignificant without the sanction of rewards and punishments.

Significant

(Statistics) Of or relating to observations or occurrences that are too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicate a systematic relationship.

Insignificant

Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person.

Significant

Signifying something; carrying meaning.
A significant word or sound
A significant look

Insignificant

Not large enough to consider or notice

Significant

Having a covert or hidden meaning.

Insignificant

Not worthy of notice

Significant

Having a noticeable or major effect.
That was a significant step in the right direction.
The First World War was a significant event.

Insignificant

Signifying nothing;
Insignificant sounds
His response...is picayune and unmeaning

Significant

Reasonably large in number or amount.

Insignificant

Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status;
A minor, insignificant bureaucrat
Peanut politicians

Significant

(statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).

Insignificant

Not important or noteworthy

Significant

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

Significant

Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look.
It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient.

Significant

Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event.

Significant

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.

Significant

Important in effect or meaning;
A significant change in tax laws
A significant change in the Constitution
A significant contribution
Significant details
Statistically significant

Significant

Fairly large;
Won by a substantial margin

Significant

Too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation;
The interaction effect is significant at the .01 level
No significant difference was found

Significant

Rich in significance or implication;
A meaning look
Pregnant with meaning

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