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statistic
[ stuh-tis-tik ]
noun
- a numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.
statistic
/ stəˈtɪstɪk /
noun
- any function of a number of random variables, usually identically distributed, that may be used to estimate a population parameter See also sampling statistic estimator parameter
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Other Words From
- nonsta·tistic adjective
- unsta·tistic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of statistic1
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Example Sentences
Breaking the will of ISIS, the military argues, is not a statistic.
That statistic is based on a survey that includes attempted forced kissing as sexual assault.
The new headline number for American wine drinking is, for example, easily turned into another misleading statistic.
Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review, called that statistic “bogus.”
The “one in five” statistic is frequently cited by advocates of sexual assault awareness.
How many never know how close they come to making their mistake, or being a statistic in somebody else's?
This Extract will make a convenient statistic reference for matters concerning Liberia.
Whether nebulæ are found rarely or often in squint, depends in great measure on the statistic materials which are worked out.
Every statement was substantiated, every statistic verified with Genslinger's meticulous love for exactness.
Beneath all the play of logic and statistic beats the passion of a mighty human heart.
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