adjective · academic
significant
UK/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/US/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/sig·NIF·i·cant
important or meaningful; in research often means statistically meaningful
Examples
“There was a significant improvement after the training programme.”
“The difference was not statistically significant.”
“A significant number of students preferred online lectures.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the change seems small, it was statistically significant and worth discussing in the conclusion.”
Collocations
- statistically significant
- significant difference
- a significant number
Word family
Common mistakes
very significantly→very significant / significantly
significant number of peoples→a significant number of people
Say it for a higher band
5important→6notable→7+significant
Synonyms
substantial
meaningful
Easily confused
substantial
“There was a substantial increase in attendance last semester.”
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