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  • 41significant — sig|nif|i|cant [ sıg nıfıkənt ] adjective *** 1. ) very large or noticeable: I think we can save a significant amount of time. The increase in enrollment this year is significant. a significant portion of the population 2. ) very important: Davis …

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  • 42significant */*/*/ — UK [sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt] / US adjective 1) very large or noticeable I think we can save a significant amount of time. The increase in enrolment this year is significant. a significant portion of the population 2) very important Davis was one of the most …

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  • 43significant digits — Math. all the nonzero digits of a number and the zeros that are included between them or that are final zeros and signify accuracy: The significant digits of 0.01230 are 1, 2, 3, and the final 0, which signifies accuracy to five places. Also… …

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  • 44significant figure — noun any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non zero digit and ending with the rightmost non zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value) he calculated the answer to four… …

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  • 45Significant Others (1998) — infobox television show name = Significant Others caption = format = Drama runtime = 60 min. creator = starring = Jennifer Garner Michael Weatherly Scott Bairstow Eion Bailey Gigi Rice Elizabeth Mitchell country = USA executive producer =… …

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  • 46significant — significantly, adv. /sig nif i keuhnt/, adj. 1. important; of consequence. 2. having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive: a significant wink. 3. Statistics. of or pertaining to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and… …

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  • 47significant — adjective /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ a) Signifying something; carrying meaning. That was a very significant step in the right direction. b) Having a covert or hidden meaning See Also: insignificant, significance, si …

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  • 48significant point — A specified geographical location used in defining an ATS (air traffic services) route or the flight path of an aircraft and for other navigation and other ATS purposes (ICAO). These significant points should be established, where possible, with… …

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  • 49significant — adjective 1) a significant fact Syn: notable, noteworthy, remarkable, important, of consequence 2) a significant increase Syn: large, considerable, sizeable, appreciable, conspicuous …

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  • 50significant other — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms significant other : singular significant other plural significant others the person who you are married to or are having a romantic relationship with. This word is polite because it includes people who are not… …

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