Meanings
- not comparablesciencesLacking statistical significance.
Locusts that received an injection of 5-HTP but were not crowded also showed a similar but also nonsignificant increase in P_(greg) (median 0.38; P = 0.448), which indicates that this treatment was also insufficient to induce full behavioral gregarization.
2009 January 30, Michael L. Anstey et al., “Serotonin Mediates Behavioral Gregarization Underlying Swarm Formation in Desert Locusts”, in Science
plural nonsignificants
- Something that has no significance.
Morwyn will be too concerned with the threat I present to worry about two nonsignificants in the area.
2013, Carol Lynne, Royal Blood1 more example
The kinds of Ciphers (besides the simple ciphers with changes and intermixtures of nulls and nonsignificants) are many, according to the nature or rule of the infolding; […]
1605, Francis Bacon, “The Second Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot significant.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveattributable to chance
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Origin
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