Associations to the word «Significance»

Wiktionary

SIGNIFICANCE, noun. The extent to which something matters; importance
SIGNIFICANCE, noun. Meaning.
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see significance,‎ level.
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL, noun. (statistics) A measure of how likely it is to draw a false conclusion in a statistical test, when the results are really just random variations.
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL, noun. (statistics) The probability, usually expressed as a percentage, of making a decision to reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is actually true; the probability of making a type 1 error).
SIGNIFICANCE LEVELS, noun. Plural of significance level

Dictionary definition

SIGNIFICANCE, noun. The quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power".
SIGNIFICANCE, noun. 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, noun. 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 ambiguous".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin