ˈstad.]iks, -at], ]ēks\ noun plural but usually singular in construction
Etymology: earlier static (from New Latin statica, from Greek statikē art of weighing, from feminine of statikos skilled in weighing) + -s — more at static
1. : a branch of mechanics dealing with the relations of forces that produce equilibrium among material bodies — compare dynamics
2. : social statics
3. : the study of an economy that is active but unchanging in its fundamental relationships emphasizing rates of output rather than changes in these rates and dealing with single change and the timeless adjustment of the economy to this change rather than continuous changes and their time sequence