sig
gb/sˈɪɡ/ us/sˈɪɡ/
B2
Engleză
~ 8100
e-mail-aláírás, fórumos aláírás, szakcsoport, szakmai érdeklődési csoport, tematikus szakmai csoport, statisztikai szignifikancia, p-érték, szignifikancia, cigi, cigaretta
SUBSTANTIV
B2
INFORMAL
1
Tipar de utilizare:
update your sig to include [something]
Don’t forget to add your phone number to your email sig.
Ne felejtsd el beleírni a telefonszámodat az e-mail-aláírásodba.
Her forum sig includes a funny quote from her favorite movie.
A fórumos aláírásában szerepel egy vicces idézet a kedvenc filmjéből.
I changed my sig so it now shows my new job title.
The company requires everyone to use the official corporate sig in all emails.
Your sig is way too long; it makes your messages hard to read.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My email sig has my name and phone number.
Az e-mail-aláírásomban benne van a nevem és a telefonszámom.
He put a short joke in his forum sig.
Egy rövid viccet írt a fórumos aláírásába.
I will update my sig with my new address.
Her sig shows her job and company.
The teacher asked us to use a simple sig in school emails.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think "sig" is acceptable in formal business emails. In formal or professional writing, you should use the full word "signature" or "signature block" instead of the abbreviation "sig".
Sens
email or forum signature block
Colocații
email sig
|forum sig
|update your sig
|HTML sig
|plain-text sig
Sinonime
signature block (More explicit and slightly more formal; used in email settings and templates.)
|
signature (The full standard word; can also mean a handwritten name, so context is broader.)
Antonime
body text (Refers to the main content of an email or post, not the fixed text at the end.)
Teme
technology
|internet
|communication
|writing
Definiție
A short form of “signature”, meaning the text that is always added at the end of your email or online post.
An informal abbreviation for the block of text automatically added at the end of an email, forum post, or message, usually containing contact details or a quote.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
join the [topic] SIG
She presented her research at the language technology SIG.
A nyelvtechnológiai szakcsoport ülésén mutatta be a kutatását.
The conference has a UX SIG that meets every month online.
A konferenciának van egy UX-szakcsoportja, amely minden hónapban online találkozik.
I’m thinking of starting a new SIG on sustainable design.
Our professional association runs several SIGs for different specialties.
Attendance at the data-science SIG has doubled this year.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I joined the teachers’ SIG at the conference.
Csatlakoztam a tanári szakcsoporthoz a konferencián.
The group has a SIG for young writers.
A csoportnak van egy fiatal íróknak szóló szakcsoportja.
He leads a SIG on computer security.
Our SIG meets once a month to share ideas.
You can join more than one SIG in this association.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think "SIG" is understood by everyone. Outside professional or academic contexts, many people do not know this abbreviation, so it is safer to write "special interest group" at least once.
Sens
special-interest organization subgroup
Colocații
education SIG
|localization SIG
|join a SIG
|SIG meeting
|SIG members
Sinonime
special interest group (The full, standard term; more formal and clear to general readers.)
|
working group (Similar idea, but may be temporary and not always tied to personal or niche interests.)
Antonime
general membership (Refers to all members of the organization, not a focused subgroup.)
Teme
organizations
|academia
|business
|work
Definiție
A short form of “special interest group”, meaning a group of people in a big organization who work on one special subject.
An abbreviation for “special interest group”, a group of people within a larger organization who focus on a specific topic or field.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
the sig for [result] is [value]
In the SPSS output, look at the ‘Sig.’ column to see whether the effect is significant.
Az SPSS-kimenetben nézd meg a „Sig.” oszlopot, hogy lásd, szignifikáns-e a hatás.
The researcher reported the sig as 0.03, which met their chosen threshold.
A kutató 0,03-as p-értéket közölt, ami az általa választott küszöbérték alatt volt.
If the sig is greater than 0.05, we usually treat the result as not statistically significant.
They adjusted the sig level to account for multiple comparisons.
The table clearly shows the sig for each variable in the model.
Exemple pentru cursanți
In this table, the sig is 0.01.
Ebben a táblázatban a szignifikanciaérték 0,01.
When the sig is small, the result is strong.
Ha kicsi a p-érték, az eredmény erősnek számít.
We write the sig in the report.
The sig tells us if the result is real or just chance.
If the sig is too high, we cannot trust the result.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse the abbreviation "sig" with the everyday word "significant" and think they are always interchangeable. In statistics, "sig" is a label or shorthand in tables and software outputs, not a word you usually read aloud in full sentences.
Sens
statistical significance value
Colocații
high sig
|low sig
|test for sig
|sig level
|report the sig
Sinonime
significance (The full word; used both in everyday and technical contexts, not just statistics.)
|
p-value (A specific numerical measure that is closely related to statistical significance but not identical in meaning.)
Antonime
non-significance (Indicates that the results do not reach the required level of statistical significance.)
Teme
science
|mathematics
|academia
|education
Definiție
A short form of “significance” in statistics, meaning how sure we are that a result is not just by chance.
An abbreviation for “significance” or “statistical significance”, used in research and statistics to indicate whether a result is unlikely to be due to chance.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
SLANG
4
Tipar de utilizare:
go outside for a sig
He stepped outside for a quick sig during the break.
A szünetben kiment egy gyors cigire.
She bummed a sig from a coworker after lunch.
Ebéd után lejmolt egy cigit az egyik kollégájától.
They were standing by the door finishing their sigs before going back inside.
I’m trying to cut down, so that was my last sig today.
You can’t light a sig in here; it’s a non-smoking area.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He went outside to smoke a sig.
Kiment elszívni egy cigit.
She asked her friend for a sig.
Kért a barátjától egy cigit.
You cannot smoke a sig in this room.
I do not want another sig today.
They stood in the cold and had a sig.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think this spelling is standard. It is informal slang, mostly used in texting or casual online chat, and is much less common than “cig”. It should not be used in formal or neutral writing.
Sens
slang for cigarette
Colocații
smoke a sig
|have a sig
|go for a sig
|share a sig
Sinonime
cig (More common slang spelling for “cigarette” in many English-speaking regions.)
|
cigarette (The full, neutral term; used in all formal and informal contexts.)
Antonime
quit smoking (Refers to stopping the behavior that involves cigarettes, the opposite of using or wanting a 'sig'.)
Teme
daily life
|health
|daily_life
Definiție
An informal short form of “cigarette”, like “cig”.
A slang spelling variation of “cig”, itself a short form of “cigarette”.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sig
IPA
GB/sˈɪɡ/
US/sˈɪɡ/
Silabe și accent
sig (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (sig)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: sig
- Plural: sigs
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
email sig
1/imˈeɪl sˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
signature block in an email
The fixed text that is always added at the end of an email, such as your name and contact details.
Exemple
- Please add your job title to your email sig before writing to clients.
- Her email sig includes links to her website and social profiles.
- The company updated the standard email sig for all employees.
forum sig
1/fˈɔɹəm sˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
signature under forum posts
The text or image that always appears under your posts on an online forum.
Exemple
- He changed his forum sig to show his new gaming clan.
- The rules say your forum sig cannot be more than three lines long.
- Her forum sig has a small image and a short quote.