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nonsignificant vs insignificant

Both "nonsignificant" and "insignificant" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Nonsignificant" is commonly used in statistical analysis to indicate that a result is not statistically significant, while "insignificant" is used in a broader sense to mean unimportant or trivial.

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nonsignificant

This term is commonly used in statistical analysis to indicate that a result is not statistically significant.

It is used to describe results that do not have enough evidence to be considered statistically significant.

Examples:

The difference in the two groups was found to be nonsignificant.

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Therefore, nonsignificant actions were excluded by the Court, and consequently this is a highly irregular legal situation.
The Court held that actions limited in time or with a restricted budget could be other than nonsignificant.
Neither organism is aware of the effect of its own gestures upon the other; the gestures are nonsignificant.
nonsignificant to confirm probable daltonism
In the laboratory, lime contributed, although in a statistically nonsignificant manner, to a decline in the attractiveness of the fruits.

Alternatives:

not statistically significant
lacks statistical significance
not significant

insignificant

This term is used in a broader sense to mean unimportant or trivial.

It is used to describe things that are not significant or important.

Examples:

The error was insignificant in the overall analysis.

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You monks appreciate even the most insignificant lives.
A childless queen eventually becomes insignificant To any pharaoh.
Moreover, their contribution to daily calorie intake is insignificant.
But the risk profile is not insignificant.
White Powder Ma's offer makes yours insignificant.
Because once that seemingly insignificant event happens...
His 12% makes him mathematically insignificant.
Could be something as insignificant as a smile.
You were probably an insignificant bug to this guy.
Miss Froy was... so insignificant.
I'll be as insignificant as a whisper in a windstorm.
I'll still be the ordinary, insignificant Park Gae In.
Then your contributions to Glee... will be even more insignificant than they already are now.
How about this insignificant clump of moss?
It was so insignificant, I forgot all about it.
But at the time, we felt their existence was an insignificant variable.
Indeed, that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant...
Yet you're going to abandon it and become an useless and insignificant human being.
Since absorption is insignificant from the site of topical application, no untoward systemic events are expected.
And suddenly, in this canvas of infinity, Bharat felt insignificant.

Alternatives:

unimportant
trivial
negligible

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