Such scores are readily understandable and are useful in indicating what proportion of the total marks a person has gained, but these scores do not account for factors such as how hard the test is, where a person stands in relation to other people, and the margin of error in the test score.his information may be useful when, for example, reporting school test scores to parents. There is, in fact, a fixed relationship between standardised scores and percentile ranks when the same average score and standard deviation are used.
Medical Definition of significant other. : a person who is important to one's well-being; especially : a spouse or one in a similar relationship.
Definition of several for Students. 1  1 : consisting of more than two but not very many several people several minutes. 2  2 : separate or distinct from others : different federal union of the several states.