significantly

significantly
adverb
1. in a statistically significant way (Freq. 6)
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the two groups differed significantly

Derived from adjective: ↑significant
2. in a significant manner (Freq. 3)
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our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts

Ant: ↑insignificantly
Derived from adjective: ↑significant
3. in an important way or to an important degree
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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

Syn: ↑importantly
Derived from adjective: ↑significant, ↑important (for: ↑importantly)

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