Types of Hickory Trees. The pecan belongs to the hickory tree family. Hickory trees (Carya spp.) are found primarily in the Midwest and Upper Midwest, the Southeast and north into New England and beyond. Of the various types of nuts each species produces, only a few are edible by humans.
Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate these synonyms: significance (noun). the quality of being significant. Synonyms: meaning, import, implication, signification. Antonyms: insignificance. significance, import, implication (noun). a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred.
Significance is defined as the quality of being important. In medicine, we distinguish between statistical significance and clinical importance. Statistical Significance. Medical studies are carried out on selected samples of people, but the goal is to apply the findings to another population (e.g., your patients). Naturally, a concern is that the sample used in the study could provide misleading results.