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Significance vs Worthiness - What's the difference?

significance | worthiness |

As nouns the difference between significance and worthiness

is that significance is the extent to which something matters; importance while worthiness is (uncountable) the state or quality of having value or merit.

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.

    worthiness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of having value or merit.
  • (countable) The result or product of having value or merit.
  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
  • (countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.