nieznaczne

Nieznaczne is a Polish adjective meaning insignificant, negligible, or of little importance. It describes things, differences, or effects whose impact or size is small enough to be considered unimportant in a given context. The word is formed with the negation prefix nie- attached to znacz- from znaczyć “to signify” or znaczący “significant,” and it inflects to agree with the noun in gender and number.

In use, nieznaczne appears across everyday language, scientific writing, and legal or technical texts to indicate negligible magnitude or importance. It is commonly contrasted with words such as istotny or znaczący (significant), and with nieistotny, which is often used in statistical contexts to denote lack of statistical significance. While nieznaczny and related forms describe small or minor significance, nieistotny specifically signals a lack of practical relevance or statistical meaning in a given analysis.

Examples include nieznaczne odchylenie (a negligible deviation) and nieznaczne różnice (negligible differences). In statistics, one might discuss results that are not statistically significant, using terminology such as nieistotny, rather than asserting practical insignificance, though contexts can vary.

See also: synonymous or related terms such as nieistotny, niewielki, and małotonowy in certain technical contexts. The usage of nieznaczne is generally reserved for describing effects, differences, or quantities that are small enough to be regarded as inconsequential for the matter at hand.