— 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 that therefore indicate a systematic cause.
n.
4. something significant; a sign.
[ 1570-80; significant- (s. of significans ), prp. of significare to SIGNIFY; see -ANT ]
Syn. 1. consequential, momentous, weighty. 2. See expressive .