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statistic

[ stuh-tis-tik ]
/ stəˈtɪs tɪk /
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noun Statistics.

a numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.

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RELATED WORDS

sum, total, figure, case, information, accomplishment, phenomenon, circumstance, experience, evidence, incident, factor, action, performance, data, count, digit, emblem, prime, symbol

Nearby words

stationery office, stationmaster, stations of the cross, statism, statist, statistic, statistical, statistical dependence, statistical independence, statistical inference, statistical mechanics

Origin of statistic

From the New Latin word statisticus, dating back to 1780–90. See status, -istic
Related formsnon·sta·tis·tic, adjectiveun·sta·tis·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for statistic

statistic

/ (stəˈtɪstɪk) /

noun

any function of a number of random variables, usually identically distributed, that may be used to estimate a population parameterSee also sampling statistic, estimator (def. 2), parameter (def. 3)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for statistic

statistic

n.

"quantitative fact or statement," 1880; see statistics.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper