significance

/sig-ˈni-fi-kən(t)s/

noun

  1. something that is conveyed as a meaning often obscurely or indirectly

  2. the quality of conveying or implying

  3. the quality of being important : moment

importance consequence moment weight significance mean a quality or aspect having great worth or significance. importance implies a value judgment of the superior worth or influence of something or someone. consequence generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects.

noun

  1. level of significance

noun phrase

  1. the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is true —called also significance level