level of significance
noun phrase
: the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is true
called also significance level
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The 26-year-old missed weight ahead of his first title defense against Edwin De Los Santos on Friday, and now Saturday’s fight has taken on a different level of significance.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Although the idea is to incentive transit use, the shuttle would not reduce the commercial transportation impact to below a level of significance, the report states.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Although the idea is to incentive transit use, the shuttle would not reduce the commercial transportation impact to below a level of significance, the report states.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Level of significance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20of%20significance. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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