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Impotence vs Significance - What's the difference?

impotence | significance |

As nouns the difference between impotence and significance

is that impotence is powerlessness while significance is the extent to which something matters; importance.

impotence

English

Alternative forms

* impotency

Noun

(-)
  • Powerlessness.
    • O, impotence of mind in body strong! — Milton.
  • Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.

    • Related terms

    * impotent

    significance

    English

    (wikipedia significance)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The extent to which something matters; importance
    • As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
  • *
    • Of more significance in the nature of branch development; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.
  • Meaning.
    • the significance of a gesture

    See also

    * Significance level (statistics). * Statistical significance.