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sta⋅tis⋅tic

[stuh-tis-tik]
–noun Statistics.
a numerical fact or datum, esp. one computed from a sample.

Origin:
1780–90; < NL statisticus. See status, -istic
sta·tis·tic   (stə-tĭs'tĭk)   
n.  
  1. A numerical datum.
  2. A numerical value, such as standard deviation or mean, that characterizes the sample or population from which it was derived.
  3. One viewed as a nameless item of statistical information: got laid off and became another statistic in the slumping economy.

[Ultimately from New Latin statisticus, of statecraft; see statistics.]

Statistic

Sta*tis"tic\, Statistical \Sta*tis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. statistique.] Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge, statistical tabulation.

statistic  (n.)
"quantitative fact or statement," 1880; see statistics.
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