Significance is the importance, meaning, or effect that something has. In statistics, it also refers to the likelihood that a result is not due to chance.
“Significance” comes from Latin “significantia,” from “significare,” meaning to indicate or make known, built from “signum” (sign) and “facere” (to make). It originally meant the meaning of a sign. The sense of importance grew from the idea that some signs matter more than others.
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