stat

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noun

plural stats
: statistic
If he keeps this pace, the incredible Nikola Jokic, at least according to one stat, will have the greatest offensive season in NBA history.Jerry Schemmel
usually used in plural
… journals that keep track of your progress by converting your stats into charts.Vicki Woods
stats demonstrating stark economic disparities …Tim McDonnell
… knew the stats of every Brooklyn Dodgers game.S. L. Price

stat

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adverb

: without delay : immediately
get a doctor stat

stat

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abbreviation

-stat

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noun combining form

1
: stabilizing agent or device
thermostat
2
: instrument for reflecting (something specified) constantly in one direction
heliostat
3
: agent causing inhibition of growth without destruction
bacteriostat

Examples of stat in a Sentence

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Noun
The final stat line will show Angel City held almost 60% of the possession and created double the shots (16 to eight) and triple the corner kicks (12 to four). Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024 Betting on the arts is less a numbers game than sports betting: There are no stats like R.B.I.s and T.D.s to pore over, no injury reports or previous games to set precedents, aside from precursor award shows like the Golden Globes. Hallie Lieberman, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024 Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, March 6 The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday. Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024 Those stats include vacancy rates, how long units remain empty, how many prospective renters view an apartment and how many current tenants renew their leases. Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 Unless noted otherwise, all stats via NBA.com, PBPStats, Cleaning the Glass or Basketball-Reference. Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 My name is Houston Mitchell and just to reinforce why Spring Training stats are relatively meaningless, look at Andy Pages. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 There is work that goes on away from the field and from the public view that has as much — and sometimes more — meaning than what Grapefruit League stats show. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024 His stats and accolades he’s accumulated certainly back up that statement, and the production has boosted him to become Perfect Games’ No. 9 Class of 2026 recruit in the national rankings. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024
Adverb
But Lyft insists that in 20 years, that stat will be over 80 percent. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2018 Your eye doctor will treat the condition depending on what caused it, so get in to see them stat. Korin Miller, SELF, 4 May 2018

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Word History

Etymology

Adverb

from stat, abbreviation for L. statim

Noun combining form

New Latin -stata, from Greek -statēs one that stops or steadies, from histanai to cause to stand — more at stand

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stat was in 1875

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“Stat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stat. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

stat

adverb
: statim

Legal Definition

Stat.

abbreviation
statutes

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