significance

Who acts: Significance, something, Statistical significance, result, teacher, red rose · What happens: be, have, mean, ask, explain, not worry · To what, where: special meaning, us, significance, special significance, story, great historical significance · Speech: someone speaks here

«significance» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: significance in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Significance is how important or meaningful something is.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 important	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 important	cop
3	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 important	advmod
4	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 meaningful	cc
6	meaningful	meaningful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 important	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 important	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 important	cop
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 important	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Significance					something nsubj; important property	tree rules
2	be		Significance not said here						tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

Significance is the special meaning that something has.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 meaning	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 meaning	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 meaning	det
4	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 meaning	amod
5	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 has	mark
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 has	nsubj
8	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 meaning	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 meaning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Significance	the special meaning					tree rules
2	have	present	something						vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: maths, science — kept apart, not parsed.

Statistical significance means a result is probably real and not just luck.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Statistical	statistical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 significance	amod
2	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 result	det
5	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 real	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 real	cop
7	probably	probably	ADV	_	8 real	advmod
8	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 means	ccomp
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 luck	cc
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 luck	advmod
11	just	just	ADV	_	12 luck	advmod
12	luck	luck	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 real	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Statistical significance						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	a result					luck conj; probably, real property	tree rules

Example 1

The teacher asked us to explain the significance of the battle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 asked	iobj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 explain	mark
6	explain	explain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 asked	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 significance	det
8	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 explain	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 battle	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 battle	det
11	battle	battle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 significance	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the teacher		us				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic
2	explain speech: assert not said to happen	to-infinitive	the teacher not said here	the significance of the battle					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic

Example 2

The red rose has a special significance in the story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rose	det
2	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 rose	amod
3	rose	rose	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 significance	det
6	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 significance	amod
7	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 story	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 story	det
10	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 significance	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the red rose	a special significance		the story			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Patient

Example 3

The discovery was of great significance for medicine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 discovery	det
2	discovery	discovery	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 significance	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 significance	cop
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 significance	case
5	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 significance	amod
6	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 medicine	case
8	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 significance	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 significance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the discovery					of great significance; for medicine	tree rules

Example 4

Don't worry — the mistake is of little significance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 worry	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 worry	advmod
3	worry	worry	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 significance	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 mistake	det
6	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 significance	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 significance	cop
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 significance	case
9	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 significance	amod
10	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 worry	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 worry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not worry	imperative · do-support	you not said here						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	present	the mistake					of little significance	tree rules

Example 5

Scientists checked the significance of their results.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 checked	nsubj
2	checked	check	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 significance	det
4	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 checked	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 results	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 results	nmod:poss
7	results	result	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 significance	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 checked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	past	Scientists	the significance of Scientists's results					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Theme
2	result		Scientists = scientist						nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The castle has great historical significance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 castle	det
2	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 significance	amod
5	historical	historical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 significance	amod
6	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the castle	great historical significance					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Patient

Example 7

The root SPR thus holds unique metaphysical significance for the SY, alone representing the totality of language by which the world was created and is sustained. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: The root SPR thus holds unique metaphysical significance for the SY, alone representing the totality of language by which the world was created and is sustained.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 root	det
2	root	root	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 holds	nsubj
3	SPR	SPR	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 root	appos
4	thus	thus	ADV	_	5 holds	advmod
5	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	unique	unique	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 significance	amod
7	metaphysical	metaphysical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 significance	amod
8	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 holds	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 SY	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 SY	det
11	SY	SY	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 significance	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 representing	punct
13	alone	alone	ADV	_	14 representing	advmod
14	representing	represent	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 holds	advcl
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 totality	det
16	totality	totality	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 representing	obj
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 language	case
18	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 totality	nmod
19	by	by	ADP	_	20 which	case
20	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	24 created	obl
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 world	det
22	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 created	nsubj
23	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 created	aux:pass
24	created	create	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 language	acl:relcl
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 sustained	cc
26	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 sustained	aux:pass
27	sustained	sustain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 created	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 holds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hold	present	the root	unique metaphysical significance	for the SY; thus property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Theme
2	represent	gerund	the root not said here	the totality of language	alone property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot totality=Theme
3	create	past · passive	language	the world		vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result
4	sustain	present · passive	language not said here			vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 8

It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals.

The tree, 36 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 understood	nsubj:pass
2	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 understood	aux
3	probably	probably	ADV	_	5 understood	advmod
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 understood	aux:pass
5	understood	understand	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 level	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 level	nummod
8	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 understood	obl
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 reference	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 reference	det
11	reference	reference	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 understood	obl
12	to	to	ADP	_	15 digits	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 digits	det
14	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 digits	nummod
15	digits	digit	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 understood	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	20 system	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 system	det
18	decimal	decimal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 system	amod
19	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 system	compound
20	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 digits	nmod
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 see	punct
22	though	though	ADV	_	26 see	advmod
23	as	as	SCONJ	_	26 see	mark
24	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	26 see	nsubj
25	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	26 see	aux
26	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 understood	parataxis
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 imbued	punct
28	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	30 Belimah	det
29	Sefirot	Sefirot	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 Belimah	compound
30	Belimah	Belimah	PROPN	Number=Sing	32 imbued	nsubj
31	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	32 imbued	aux:pass
32	imbued	imbue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	26 see	conj
33	with	with	ADP	_	35 significance	case
34	metaphysical	metaphysical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 significance	amod
35	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 imbued	obl
36	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	38 numerals	case
37	mere	mere	ADJ	Degree=Pos	38 numerals	amod
38	numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	32 imbued	obl
39	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 understood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	understand	should · passive		It	one level	as a reference; to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system; probably property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as reference=Attribute
2	see	shall	we			though property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	imbue	present · passive		this Sefirot Belimah		with metaphysical significance; beyond mere numerals	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with significance=Theme

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 significance

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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