nonsignificant
adjective
non·sig·nif·i·cant
ˌnän-sig-ˈni-fi-kənt 
: not significant: such as
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: having or yielding a value lying within limits between which variation is attributed to chance
a nonsignificant statistical test
nonsignificantly
adverb
Examples of nonsignificant in a Sentence
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In contrast, studies of similar sample size with marginally or nonsignificant findings are less likely to be accepted for publication.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2012
The report also looked at other provisional data and found that overall births did fall to 3,661,220 2022 from 3,664,292 in 2021, but it was described by the authors as a nonsignificant decline.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 May 2023
Each reviewer was randomly assigned to receive a version of the abstract with either a significant result or a nonsignificant result; the details of the fictional study were otherwise identical.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
Similar, but statistically nonsignificant trends were seen for deaths from vascular disease, but not from other causes.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2017
Disapproval has been higher, by a nonsignificant 3 percentage points, only for Trump.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2022
Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2012
The report also looked at other provisional data and found that overall births did fall to 3,661,220 2022 from 3,664,292 in 2021, but it was described by the authors as a nonsignificant decline.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 May 2023
Each reviewer was randomly assigned to receive a version of the abstract with either a significant result or a nonsignificant result; the details of the fictional study were otherwise identical.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
Similar, but statistically nonsignificant trends were seen for deaths from vascular disease, but not from other causes.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2017
Disapproval has been higher, by a nonsignificant 3 percentage points, only for Trump.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2022
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