Definition of statistic
1 : a single term or datum in a collection of statistics
2a : a quantity (such as the mean of a sample) that is computed from a sample; specifically : estimate 3bb : a random variable that takes on the possible values of a statistic
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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 of statistic from the Web
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Under General dela Rosa’s command, the police have killed more than 2,600 people in antidrug operations, police statistics show.
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But the U.K.’s deficit with Germany was even bigger, according to German government statistics.
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Members of Minnesota’s black community said the statistics were proof of racial profiling.
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And three-quarters of the students will be trying to pay that debt back without the benefit of a law license, if those statistics don’t improve.
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Those precautions could help cyclists avoid becoming a crash statistic.
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Economists generally agree that, by historical standards, today’s unemployment statistics look good.
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Through Sunday, Harrison has recorded 23 homicides, a 28 percent decline from 32 a year earlier, official police statistics show.
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Last month, 898 houses were sold in Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Starke and Pulaski counties, compared to 915 the same month last year, the statistics show.
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Origin and Etymology of statistic
singular of statistics
First Known Use: 1817
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
STATISTIC Defined for English Language Learners
statistic
playDefinition of statistic for English Language Learners
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: a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)
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statistics : a type of mathematics that deals with the study of statistics
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