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statistics

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. statistics (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. statistic (noun)
  3. Bose-Einstein statistics (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  4. Einstein-Bose statistics (noun)
  5. Fermi-Dirac statistics (noun)
  6. vital statistics (noun plural)

sta·tis·tics

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \stə-ˈtis-tiks\

Definition of STATISTICS

1
: a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data
2
: a collection of quantitative data

Origin of STATISTICS

German Statistik study of political facts and figures, from New Latin statisticus of politics, from Latin status state
First Known Use: 1770

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

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

Rhymes with STATISTICS

ballistics, ekistics, linguistics, logistics, patristics, stylistics

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