nonsignificant

Not worth noting

Nonsignificant describes something that fails to reach a threshold of importance or meaningfulness.

In statistics, a nonsignificant result is one that doesn't meet the standard for ruling out chance as an explanation: The difference between groups was nonsignificant.

Outside technical contexts, nonsignificant means simply unimportant or inconsequential, though insignificant is far more common in everyday speech.

unimportant

inconsequential

Lacking significance or impact

irrelevant · trifling · petty · insubstantial · inconsiderable · paltry · minor · peripheral · frivolous · superficial

statistical

p-value

Probability under null hypothesis

noise · correlation · regression · outlier · margin of error · control group · variance · data point · hypothesis testing · underpowered

overlooked

unnoticed

Not perceived by anyone

forgotten · unseen · unobserved · missed · hidden · obscured · unconsidered · unheeded · unremarked · invisible

Opposites
statistical meaning

nonsignificantsignificant

Having notable importance

statistically significant · robust · reliable · conclusive · replicable

general importance

nonsignificantsignificant

Having notable importance

meaningful · important · consequential · notable · substantial

Family

sign, design, signal, assign, resign, signature, significance, significant, consign

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