statistic

sta·tis·tic

noun \stə-ˈtis-tik\

Definition of STATISTIC

1

: a single term or datum in a collection of statistics

2

a : a quantity (as the mean of a sample) that is computed from a sample; specifically : estimate 3b

b : a random variable that takes on the possible values of a statistic

Examples of STATISTIC

1. One statistic that stuck out is that 40 percent of those surveyed did not have college degrees.

Origin of STATISTIC

singular of statistics

First Known Use: 1880

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with STATISTIC

artistic, autistic, ballistic, Buddhistic, cladistic, cubistic, deistic, ekistic, eristic, faunistic, floristic, heuristic, holistic, hubristic, juristic, linguistic, logistic, meristic, monistic, patristic, phlogistic, puristic, simplistic, sophistic, stylistic, Taoistic, theistic, Thomistic, touristic, tropistic, truistic, veristic, Yahwistic