statistic

English

Etymology

Back-formation from statistics.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

statistic (comparative more statistic, superlative most statistic)

1. Alternative form of statistical

Translations

statistical — see statistical

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.

Synonyms

• (person, reduced to item of information): number

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:statistic

Derived terms

• statistically
• statistician

Translations

single item of a statistical study

• Finnish: tilastotieto
• French: statistique (fr)
• Hebrew: סטטיסטיקת (statistiket)
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• Italian: statistica (it)
• Portuguese: estatística (pt)
• Spanish: estadística (es)

quantity calculated from the data in a sample

• Finnish: tunnusluku (fi), tilastotieto
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• Tagalog: himalak

something reduced to an item in a statistic

• Finnish: tilastotieto
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Adjective

statistic m pl

1. plural of statistich

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French statistique and German statistisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staˈtis.tik/

Adjective

statistic m or n (feminine singular statistică, masculine plural statistici, feminine and neuter plural statistice)

1. statistic, statistical

Declension

Declension of statistic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	statistic		statistică	statistici	statistice
	definite	statisticul		statistica	statisticii	statisticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	statistic		statistice	statistici	statistice
	definite	statisticului		statisticei	statisticelor	statisticilor

Related terms

• statistică