stat
1[stat]Informal.
noun
Also 'stat. thermostat.
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Origin of stat
1First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening
stat
2[stat]Informal.
noun
adjective
Origin of stat
2shortening of statistics, statistic
stat
3[stat]
adverb Medicine/Medical Informal.
Origin of stat
3From the Latin word statim
stat.
1Origin of stat.
1From the Latin word statim
stat.
2-stat
Origin of -stat
< Greek -statēs, equivalent to sta- (stem of histánai to make stand; see stand) + -tēs agent noun suffix
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stat.
abbreviation for
Word Origin for stat.
(sense 1) from Latin statim
-stat
n combining form
Word Origin for -stat
from Greek -statēs, from histanai to cause to stand
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stat
[stăt]
adv.
adj.
-stat
suff.
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