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Significant vs Nonfactor - What's the difference?

significant | nonfactor |

As nouns the difference between significant and nonfactor

is that significant is that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol while nonfactor is something which is not a factor, or does not play a significant role.

As an adjective significant

is signifying something; carrying meaning.

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).

    • Related terms

    * significance * significant other * signify

    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.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    nonfactor

    English

    Alternative forms

    *non-factor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something which is not a factor, or does not play a significant role
  • *{{quote-news, 2008, December 22, Steve Rivera, Wildcats need bench to become a factor, Tucson Citizen citation
    • , passage=Arizona's bench continued to be a nonfactor in many games this season.}}