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  1. noun A numerical datum.
  2. noun A numerical value, such as standard deviation or mean, that characterizes the sample or population from which it was derived.
  3. noun One viewed as a nameless item of statistical information: got laid off and became another statistic in the slumping economy.

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  • But the statistic is an important indication of how many homeowners could be forced into short sales or foreclosure if they lose their jobs, need to move, or fall behind on their payments. —  NEWS updates from www.voiceofsandiego.org
  • In the t-statistic, the informative genes are identified based on p-values. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • This statistic is alarming at best, and students are reminded to be cautious. —  The Parthenon
  • This statistic is a very useful metric when trying to understand a page's strengths and weaknesses. —  Search Engine Roundtable
  • Leaving that aside, there's another way to look at the statistic which is also revealing. —  American Chronicle
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  1. Ultimately from New Latin statisticus, of statecraft; see statistics.

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  1. I. a. = French statistique = Spanish estadistico = Portuguese estadistico = Italian statistico (cf. German statistisch = Swedish Danish statistisk), literally pertaining to a statist or to matters of the state; as statist + -ic. II. n. = French statistique = Spanish estadistica = Portuguese estadistica = Italian statistica, statistics, = German statistik, political science, statistics, = Swedish Danish statistik, statistics; from the adjective
 

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