SIGNIFICANTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does significantly mean? 

• SIGNIFICANTLY (adverb)
  The adverb SIGNIFICANTLY has 3 senses:

1. in a statistically significant way

2. in a significant manner

3. in an important way or to an important degree

  Familiarity information: SIGNIFICANTLY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIGNIFICANTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a statistically significant way

Context example:

the two groups differed significantly

Pertainym:

significant (too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a significant manner

Context example:

our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts

Antonym:

insignificantly (not to a significant degree or amount)

Pertainym:

significant (of considerable importance, size, or worth)

significant (important in effect or meaning)

Sense 3

Meaning:

In an important way or to an important degree

Synonyms:

importantly; significantly

Context example:

more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself

Pertainym:

significant (important in effect or meaning)

 Context examples 

At this stage of life, the baby brain has the ability to change significantly, and these changes are driven by the baby’s experiences.

(Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy, University of Cambridge)

The researchers observed a significantly altered eating behavior in overweight animals.

(German scientists find potential treatment for obesity, Agência Brasil)

The number of breast cancer cases is significantly higher than expected among the translocation carriers.

(Breast Cancer, 11;22 Translocation Associated Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Metal closure that is designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five years of age to open and not difficult for normal adults to use properly.

(Child Resistant Metal Container Closure, Food and Drug Administration)

In our solar system, the amount of carbon relative to hydrogen in the atmospheres of giant planets is significantly higher than that of the sun.

(Water common – yet scarce – in exoplanets, University of Cambridge)

Results showed adults who lived near green spaces were significantly less likely to die young from any cause, including heart disease, cancer and dementia.

(People Living Near Parks in Cities Less Likely to Face Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Those who had been treated with probiotic supplements lost significantly more weight – but the authors did not quantify how much.

(Supplements of 'Good Bacteria' Can Enhance Weight Loss in Dieters, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Betacyanin is a potent antioxidant that has been shown to significantly reduce oxidative stress in patients and may even help in preventing chronic pathologies, inflammation, and cancer, according to the scientific literature.

(World's First True Red Spinach Variety Released, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

They were also significantly more likely to have a thinner retina - one of the tell-tale signs of early glaucoma.

(Air Pollution Can Trigger Glaucoma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The enzymatic activity of the protein encoded by this allele is not significantly different from the protein product of the wild-type allele.

(CYP2D6*2N Allele, NCI Thesaurus)