Insignificant vs Nonsignificant - What's the difference?
insignificant | nonsignificant | Related terms |
Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.
(sciences) Lacking statistical significance
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Nonsignificant is a related term of insignificant.
As adjectives the difference between insignificant and nonsignificant
is that insignificant is not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect while nonsignificant is lacking statistical significance.insignificant
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(en adjective)- Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.
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* significantDerived terms
* insignificance * insignificantlynonsignificant
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