statistic

noun

sta·​tis·​tic stə-ˈti-stik 

1

: a single term or datum in a collection of statistics

2

a

: a quantity (such as the mean of a sample) that is computed from a sample

specifically : estimate sense 1b

b

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

Examples of statistic in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Throughout the season there was no letup in spending by the nation’s wealthiest, with by some statistics the top 10 income percentile accounting for 50 percent of spending. —David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025

Human rights advocates said stonings continued and reports surfaced of stoning sentences afterward, though exact statistics weren’t publicly available. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025

Yet almost no psychological research supports the idea that feelings of safety align with objective statistics about material power. —Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025

Witherspoon has had underwhelming raw statistics since finishing fourth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting. —Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

singular of statistics

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for statistic

• artistic
• autistic
• ballistic
• cladistic
• heuristic
• holistic
• linguistic
• logistic
• monistic
• patristic
• sadistic
• simplistic

Kids Definition

statistic

noun

sta·​tis·​tic stə-ˈtis-tik 

: a single item of information in a statistical collection