Meaning of significantly in English

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Adverb
significantly
Definitions
1. in a statistically significant way
Examples
- « the two groups differed significantly »
2. in a significant manner
Examples
- « our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts »
Antonyms
- insignificantly
3. in an important way or to an important degree
Examples
- « more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself »

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