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statistic
What does statistic mean?
statistic (noun): a datum that can be represented numerically.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use statistic in a sentence?
- It's an impressive statistic. (Tatoeba sentence #12966055 by araneo, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce statistic?
/stəˈtɪstɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does statistic come from?
Back-formation from statistics.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “statistic” mean?
a detailed list of all of the items on hand
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a datum that can be represented numerically
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a state in which all hope is lost or absent
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bringing again into activity and prominence
Not quite: that's what revival means.
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