Meanings
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1
noun
A single piece of information shown as a number.
The report included a shocking statistic about child poverty.
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2
noun
A number calculated from a set of data, such as an average.
The researchers compared key statistics from both groups.
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3
noun
A person reduced to just a number in a report, especially a victim.
He died of an overdose and became just another statistic.
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Derived forms
biostatisticgeostatisticout-statisticoutstatisticparastatisticstatisticallystatisticianstatisticismstatisticizationstatisticizesuperstatisticthermostatistic
Etymology
Back-formation from statistics.