The definition of "Significant" in the UK?

Question

Someone said there were "trace amounts" of DNA.

Then someone came back later and said "correction, there was a significant amount."

Could the trace amount also be significant?

What is the definition of the word significant for the English?

Answer 1

Firstly "trace amounts" is incorrect.  Other than that, most people have given you the right answer.

Answer 2

Definition: is the level of importance or magnitude assigned to an item, event, information, or problem by the internal auditor.

Trace and significant are totally different things when you want to talk about something. Trace amounts only defines the quantity of the substance that you are looking at. Significant amount is used to show the significance or importance of the trace amount you have discovered.

Answer 3

Significant in the uk means excesive or important enough to merit attention..

So yes a trace amount could be deemed to have enough importance to merit attention

Answer 4

Fairly large in amount or quantity

Answer 5

Signify ; to point or indicate a specific direction or conclusion. The suffix " -ant" derives from French ,is the same as " ing" , means "in the act of ".  Trace would mean a presence but insignificant amount to draw a concrete conclusion.