Rationale vs. Significance — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rationale and Significance
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Rationale
The fundamental reasons for something; the basis
The rationale for dropping the atomic bomb.
Significance
The quality of being worthy of attention; importance
Adolescent education was felt to be a social issue of some significance
Rationale
An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.en
Significance
The meaning to be found in words or events
The significance of what was happening was clearer to me than to her
Rationale
A justification or rationalization for something.
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Significance
The extent to which a result deviates from that expected to arise simply from random variation or errors in sampling.
Rationale
A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
Significance
The state or quality of being significant
A matter of some significance.
Rationale
An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
Significance
A meaning that is expressed or implied
What was the significance of that smile?.
Rationale
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature);
The rationale for capital punishment
The principles of internal-combustion engines
Significance
The extent to which something matters; importance
As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
Significance
Meaning.
The significance of a gesture
Significance
The quality or state of being significant.
Significance
That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a word or expression.
Significance
Importance; moment; weight; consequence.
With this brain I must work, in order to give significancy and value to the few facts which I possess.
Significance
The quality of being significant;
Do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power
Significance
A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
The significance of his remark became clear only later
The expectation was spread both by word and by implication
Significance
The message that is intended or expressed or signified;
What is the meaning of this sentence
The significance of a red traffic light
The signification of Chinese characters
The import of his announcement was ambigtuous
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