stat

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noun

ˈstat 

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

statute

-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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This stat manifested itself as a spicy meme after ESPN used it in a lower third. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

International team-mate Etta Eyong, of Levante, also passes the stats test — another bustling striker with great upper-body strength and flashes of two-footed finishing and neat hold-up play. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2026

More than 2,000 shoppers have picked up this KPop Demon Hunters hair accessories set on Amazon in the last month alone, according to site stats. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 28 July 2026

Sean's got his usual rundown of the high-level stats from the list. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 July 2026

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

Phrases Containing stat

• stat sheet

Rhymes for stat

• at
• bat
• batt
• brat
• cat
• chat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat

Medical Definition

stat

adverb

ˈstat 

: statim

Legal Definition

Stat.

abbreviation

statutes