different between noticeable vs ignorable

English

Etymology

From notice +? -able.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?no?t?s?bl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n??t?s?bl?/
• Hyphenation: no?tice?able

Adjective

noticeable (comparative more noticeable, superlative most noticeable)

1. Capable of being seen or noticed.
   • November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [1]

     The dismissal of a player who left Arsenal for Manchester City before joining Tottenham gave the home players and fans a noticeable lift.

2. Worthy of note; significant.

Synonyms

• (capable of being seen or noticed): observable, perceivable; see also Thesaurus:perceptible
• (worthy of note): notable, remarkable; see also Thesaurus:important or Thesaurus:notable

Translations

English

Etymology

ignore +? -able

Adjective

ignorable (comparative more ignorable, superlative most ignorable)

1. That can be ignored.

   Synonyms: negligible, neglectable, trivial, insignificant

   Antonyms: unignorable, noticeable, important, radical, significant

2. (statistics, of missing data) Unrelated to the parameters being estimated

   Antonym: informative

Usage notes

• Used especially in statistics, in regards to the conditions under which the fact that a set of observations has missing data items can be ignored in statistical inference.

Translations

See also

• imputation
• missingness
• nonresponse