statistic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Back-formation from statistics.

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statistic (comparative more statistic, superlative most statistic)

1. Alternative spelling of statistical.

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[edit] Noun

statistic (plural statistics)

1. A single item in a statistical study.
2. A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample (such as mean or standard deviation).
3. A person, or personal event, reduced to being an item of statistical information.

   By dying from an overdose, he became just another statistic.

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• See also Wikisaurus:statistic

[edit] Derived terms

• statistically
• statistician

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