true significance

language: en

definitions

  1. The actual, real, or profound importance, meaning, or consequence of something, often implying that the surface-level understanding is insufficient.
    en: The actual, real, or profound importance, meaning, or consequence of something, often implying that the surface-level understanding is insufficient.
  2. The actual, non-random importance or effect size of a finding, distinguishing it from a mere statistical coincidence.
    en: The actual, non-random importance or effect size of a finding, distinguishing it from a mere statistical coincidence.

examples

  1. It took years of research to grasp the true significance of the discovery.

    It took years of research to grasp the true significance of the discovery.

  2. The researchers struggled to determine if the results showed true significance or just random noise.

    The researchers struggled to determine if the results showed true significance or just random noise.