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statistic
/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/
A single item in a statistical study; A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample
- plural
- statistics
Meanings
- 1
A single item in a statistical study
Statistics indicate that our living standards have risen.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
Statistics show that women cause fewer accidents than men.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample (such as mean or standard deviation)
- 3
A person, or personal event, reduced to being an item of statistical informationrare