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Evident vs Significant - What's the difference?

evident | significant |

As adjectives the difference between evident and significant

is that evident is obviously true by simple observation while significant is signifying something; carrying meaning.

As a noun significant is

that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

evident

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Obviously true by simple observation.
  • It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=26 citation , passage=Maccario, it was evident , did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.}}

    Derived terms

    * self-evident

    significant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Signifying something; carrying meaning.
  • a significant''' word or sound; a '''significant look
  • * Sir Walter Raleigh
  • It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant , but not efficient.
  • Having a covert or hidden meaning.
  • Having a noticeable or major effect; notable.
  • That was a significant step in the right direction.
    The First World War was a significant event.
  • Reasonably large in number or amount.
  • (statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
  • Synonyms

    * important

    Antonyms

    * insignificant * ignorable * negligible * slight

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
  • (Wordsworth)
  • * Shakespeare
  • In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.
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