Merkittävää
Merkittävä is a Finnish adjective meaning significant, notable, or important. It is used to describe people, events, findings, or results that stand out because of their impact or importance. In everyday language, one might say “merkittävä ero” (a significant difference) or “merkittävä saavutus” (a notable achievement). The adverb form is merkittävästi, and the comparative and superlative forms follow typical Finnish adjective patterns: merkittävä, merkittävämpi, merkittävin (singular) or merkittävimpiä (plural).
In science and statistics, merkittävä is commonly used to translate “significant.” The noun form merkitsevyys or
Etymology and related terms reflect its sense of meaning and importance. The word is linked to merkki
Common synonyms include tärkeä, huomattava, and merkityksellinen, each carrying slightly different nuance but overlapping in meaning.