statistical

[stuh-tis-ti-kuhl]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, consisting of, or based on statistics. statistics.

Other Word Forms

• statistically adverb
• nonstatistical adjective
• nonstatistically adverb
• prestatistical adjective
• unstatistical adjective
• unstatistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of statistical¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; statistic(s) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

To be sure, given that we have just 25 years of data for the S&P Retail Select Industry Index, the statistical strength of the difference plotted in the chart is weak.

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LLMs operate by predicting the next word, or token, in a sequence based on statistical probability.

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They solve problems, explain steps, interpret statistical output and run regressions from uploaded data.

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More than 179 relationships were analyzed with computational tools and statistical models.

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The team's computational models reached a strong enough level of statistical significance to classify GJ 251 c as an exoplanet candidate, reinforcing the need for direct imaging with TMT to verify its properties.

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Related Words

• analytical 
• demographic 
• numerical