significance

«significance» in Mova's school dictionary: how important or meaningful something is — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (significance)

meaning for a pupil

1) Significance is how important or meaningful something is. tree →

2) Significance is the special meaning that something has. tree →

3) (maths, science) Statistical significance means a result is probably real and not just luck. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and English lessons, pupils explain «the significance of» an event or symbol. In formal and exam language, «of great significance» means very important. In science, scientists check the significance of results. Phrases: the significance of, of great significance, of little significance, historical significance.

examples

• The teacher asked us to explain the significance of the battle. tree →
• The red rose has a special significance in the story. tree →
• The discovery was of great significance for medicine. tree →
• Don't worry — the mistake is of little significance. tree →
• Scientists checked the significance of their results. tree →
• The castle has great historical significance. tree →

note

Uncountable noun. The adjective is «significant»; «significantly» means a lot. In maths, «significant figures» are the important digits in a number, used for rounding (e.g. 3456 to 2 significant figures is 3500).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «significance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.