Significant
1Significant — Sig*nif i*cant, a. [L. significans, antis, p. pr. of significare. See {Signify}.] 1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound;… …
2Significant — Sig*nif i*cant, n. That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
3significant — adjective Etymology: Latin significant , significans, present participle of significare to signify Date: 1579 1. having meaning; especially suggestive < a significant glance > 2. a. having or likely to have influence or effect ; important …
4Significant other — (sig ot, sigot, sigoth, SigO, or SO) is a gender blind, politically correct term to refer to a person s partner in an intimate relationship without disclosing or presuming anything about his or her marital status or sexual orientation. It is also …
5Significant figures — Significant Sig*nif i*cant, a. [L. significans, antis, p. pr. of significare. See {Signify}.] 1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant… …
6Significant figures — The significant figures (also called significant digits) of a number are those digits that carry meaning contributing to its precision. This includes all digits except: leading and trailing zeros where they serve merely as placeholders to… …
7Significant Other — This article is about the Limp Bizkit album. For the social term for an intimate relationship, see significant other. Significant Other Studio album by …
8significant wave height — The average height of the third of waves observed during a given period of time. Significant wave height is used for evaluating the impact of waves and breakers on watercraft in the open sea and surf zones. See also surf zone …
9significant digit — noun Date: 1923 any of the digits of a number beginning with the digit farthest to the left that is not zero and ending with the last digit farthest to the right that is either not zero or that is a zero but is considered to be exact called also… …
10significant figure — noun see significant digit …
