Around his facts the scientist weaves a logical pattern or theory which gives the facts meaning, order, and significance.
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Few, if any, Americans grasped the significance of what had been accomplished.
significance
First, they should have right ideas of things, ideas that are based on careful observation, and understand causes of effects and their significance correctly.
significance
For many years I thought that it was beauty alone that gave significance to life and that only purpose that could be assigned to the generations that succeed one another on the face of this crowded earth was to produce now and then an artist.
significance
He soon comprehended the significance of her words.
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It has no absolute and universal significance.
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It is of great significance in this experiment to accelerate the particle M in the horizontal direction.
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It is that Emmet's theory is compatible with previous theories in physics that is of most significance.
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Recently he has come to realize the significance of married life.
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The actions of Coen, directly commanding the cruise at the time of the accident, are of utmost significance.
[しゃにち;しゃじつ, shanichi ; shajitsu] (n) (See 戊) "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) [Add to Longdo]
[しゅんしゃ, shunsha] (n) (See 社日,戊・つちのえ) spring "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Significance \Sig*nif"i*cance\, Significancy \Sig*nif"i*can*cy\,
n. [L. significantia.]
1. The quality or state of being significant.
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2. That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the
significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a
word or expression.
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3. Importance; moment; weight; consequence.
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With this brain I must work, in order to give
significancy and value to the few facts which I
possess. --De Quincey.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
significance
n 1: the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the
significance of nuclear power" [ant: {insignificance}]
2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
"the significance of his remark became clear only later";
"the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
[syn: {significance}, {import}, {implication}]
3: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what
is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red
traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters";
"the import of his announcement was ambiguous" [syn:
{meaning}, {significance}, {signification}, {import}]
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