STATISTIC


Meaning of STATISTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ stə-ˈtis-tik ]

noun

Etymology: singular of statistics

Date: 1880

1. : a single term or datum in a collection of statistics

2.

a. : a quantity (as the mean of a sample) that is computed from a sample ; specifically : estimate 3b

b. : a random variable that takes on the possible values of a statistic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.