statistic

B1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /stəˈtɪs.tɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #28598

Meanings

1

noun
A single piece of information shown as a number.

The report included a shocking statistic about child poverty.
2

noun
A number calculated from a set of data, such as an average.

The researchers compared key statistics from both groups.
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

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Numbers & Quantity Mathematics & Measurement

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# statistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /stəˈtɪs.tɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 28598

## Meanings
1. A single piece of information shown as a number.
2. A number calculated from a set of data, such as an average.
3. A person reduced to just a number in a report, especially a victim.

## Examples
- The report included a shocking statistic about child poverty.
- The researchers compared key statistics from both groups.
- He died of an overdose and became just another statistic.

## Derived Forms
- biostatistic
- geostatistic
- out-statistic
- outstatistic
- parastatistic
- statistically
- statistician
- statisticism
- statisticization
- statisticize
- superstatistic
- thermostatistic

## Etymology
Back-formation from statistics.

## AI Etymology
Statistic is a back-formation from statistics. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as biostatistic, geostatistic, out-statistic, and outstatistic. In present use it covers a single piece of information shown as a number, a number calculated from a set of data, such as an average, and a person reduced to just a number in a report, especially a victim.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Mathematics & Measurement

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