significantly

Thân thiện

The new policy significantly improved the company's environmental impact.

Definition

Adverb: 1. In an important way or to an important degree: To a considerable or noteworthy extent; in a manner that is meaningful or consequential. 2. In a statistically significant way: In a manner that is unlikely to be due to chance alone, as determined by statistical analysis.

Usage

The adverb "significantly" is used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate that something is done to an important degree or has an important effect. It is often used in both general and academic/technical contexts.

Examples

• The company's profits have increased significantly this quarter.
• Her health improved significantly after starting the new treatment.
• This discovery contributes significantly to our understanding of the process.
• The new policy will significantly alter how we operate.
• (Statistical context) The results from the experimental group were significantly different from those of the control group.

Advanced Usage

• "More significantly": Used to introduce a point that is even more important than the one just mentioned.
  • The model is faster and, more significantly, it uses less energy.
• "Statistically significant/significance": A fixed term in research indicating that a result is reliable and not a random occurrence.
  • The correlation between the two variables was found to be statistically significant.

Variants and Related Words

• Significant (adjective): Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; having a particular meaning.
  • A significant amount of time.
  • A historically significant event.
• Significance (noun): The quality of being worthy of attention; importance, or the meaning to be found in something.
  • The significance of this finding cannot be overstated.
  • What is the symbolic significance of the color?

Synonyms

• Considerably
• Substantially
• Markedly
• Notably
• Appreciably

Antonyms

• Insignificantly
• Slightly
• Minimally
• Negligibly

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in an important way or to an important degree
   • more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself
2. in a significant manner
   • our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts
3. in a statistically significant way
   • the two groups differed significantly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• importantly