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

Department of Agriculture announced it would cancel the country’s annual food security survey — a statistical snapshot that, for three decades, has told us how many families struggle to put food on the table.

From Salon

Only a few weeks earlier, in November, while running in the most competitive division in the most competitive state in the country, we had achieved statistical perfection.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s already two games in the books for some high school football players, so let’s take a look at the impressive two-game statistical performances.

From Los Angeles Times

Five years on, Perrin has become the first black British woman to score a century in a T20 - The Hundred is classed as such for statistical purposes - at professional level.

From BBC

Relievers were never considered superstars, but for a brief period after saves were introduced as an official statistical category in 1969, closers were routinely honored.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• analytical 
• demographic 
• numerical