Definition of "significance" []

• The state or quality of being significant. See Synonyms at importance. (noun)
• A meaning that is expressed. (noun)
• A covert or implied meaning. See Synonyms at meaning. (noun)

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• "In scholarly writing, the term significance refers to a very specialized statistical feature known in most fields as statistical significance."
• "I love contemplative first person narratives, in which nothing happens and yet everything of significance is profoundly altered."
• "One way you could cue the readers to its significance is to overdo the style in a caricaturish way."