meaningful difference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmeaningfulanddifference
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meaningful
adjective
uk/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/us/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/
intended to show meaning, ...
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difference
noun
uk/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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(Definition ofmeaningfulanddifferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Nomeaningfuldifferencebetween sources of reported behavior with respect to our present examination was identified.
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We will define a difference of 0.05 or more as ameaningfuldifference.
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Nevertheless, findings imply that a short course may make ameaningfuldifferencefor a long time.
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Re-grouping of crisis events was used only when it showed nomeaningfuldifferencecompared to the original categories.
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Is this distinction that we have drawn between two forms of intolerance one without ameaningfuldifference?
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That is, the sample size may be insufficient to detect a clinicallymeaningfuldifferencein mortality rates between the top two eighths of the hospital and physician volume distributions.
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There is a real, substantial andmeaningfuldifferencebetween these two aspects.
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In the field of algorithmic trading it has reached the point where there is littlemeaningfuldifference.
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Joshi, et al. did not find anymeaningfuldifferencein clinical outcome between cases with or without anaplasia.
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It remains conceivable that meaningful differences in the parenting of earned and continuous secures have been inadvertently overlooked.
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Although this decision is empirically supported, it is possible that there are meaningful differences between these groups that we were unable to explore.
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As with the parenting domain, the objective was to categorize families into groups reflecting meaningful differences in the nature of the family environment.
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When examined by gender, meaningful differences in the pattern of relations between variables were evident.
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Thus, the policy is an effort to impact the work context with the intention of making meaningful differences at the individual level.
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Interestingly, no meaningful differences emerged in the utilisation rates by ethnic group.
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Facial variation clearly has considerable discriminatory value, and even when field samples are small, meaningful differences can be obtained.
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I did all tests of statistical significance, and all the relevant comparisons did not exhibit meaningful differences.
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Meaningful differences, on the other hand, were evident in the respondents' incomes and educational levels.
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