Statistic

Origin

Back-formation from {{3}}

Full definition of statistic

Adjective

1. Alternative spelling of statistical

Noun

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

Derived terms

• statistically
• statistician