Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A statistic.
- adv. With no delay; at once.
- adj. Immediate: "Next I want a stat EKG and a chest film” ( David Shobin).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An abbreviation of statute or statutes: as, Rev. Stat. (Revised Statutes).
- n. An abbreviation of the Latin statim, immediately
- n. of statuary.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- Short for Latin statim; see stā- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“And then there were a box of 12 baseballs, what we call stat ball with all the career stats of Duke Schneider, which is a limited edition of 80.”
“That game was the stuff of legend (Most passing yards in a playoff game by a Green Bay QB stat is owned by Rodgers, not the Wrangler wearing old man who needs to retire who wears that silly purple uniform ... ok, he can throw it still ...).”
“The only advantage he gets from his highest stat is AC and access to the feats that make fighting with two weapons about as good as fighting with a two-handed weapon.”
“I think a much more telling stat is to compare cross-sectional differences in spending.”
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“That stat is unbelieveable when you think about it!”
The Huffington Post: Ann Liguori: Brett Favre's Legacy Tarnished
“I'm sorry, i do not understand what your t-stat is of.”
From Far Left to Libertarian, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“I'm sorry, i do not understand what your t-stat is of.”
From Far Left to Libertarian, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“So the question is, going over my transcripts, did I learn those in stat mech or quantum, mechanics or electricity and magnetism?”
Show Me the Way, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“That stat is good, but this one isn't: Converting 4-of-14 attempts on third down.”
The Huffington Post: Jill Baughman: Steelers Win Without Ben Roethlisberger ... Barely
“Putting Average (per hole): The stat is computed only on holes in which the golfer reaches the green in regulation.”
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Medical terms or linguistic terms?
That's a terrible ablative case. Get me some morpheme, stet!
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fbharjo with no delay Feb 16, 2007