"nonsignificant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: non- + significant Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|significant}} non- + significant Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonsignificant (not comparable)
  1. Not significant. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: insignificant
    Sense id: en-nonsignificant-en-adj-wSppjE3i
  2. (sciences) Lacking statistical significance. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-nonsignificant-en-adj-Uku68B9b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 78 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 24 72 4 Topics: sciences

Noun

Forms: nonsignificants [plural]
Etymology: non- + significant Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|significant}} non- + significant Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonsignificant (plural nonsignificants)
  1. Something that has no significance.
    Sense id: en-nonsignificant-en-noun-X8KFAky8

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