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significant /sig·nif·i·cant/ (sig-nif´ĭ-kant) in statistics, probably resulting from something other than chance.
significant
said of an experimental result when it is greater than would be expected by chance. The degree of the significance can be expressed as a percentage, given the likely probability of the results occurring.

significant digit
the number of decimal places for which the result is accurate.


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