sta·tis·tic 
/stəˈtɪstɪk/ noun
plural sta·tis·tics /stəˈtɪstɪk/ noun 1 [count] : a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)
▪ One statistic that stuck out is that 40 percent of those surveyed did not have college degrees. — often plural ▪ The statistics show that teenagers are involved in a high percentage of traffic accidents. ▪ Her speech included some revealing statistics about unemployment rates in rural areas. ▪ basketball statistics — sometimes used figuratively ▪ I may be just another statistic to my employer, but I am a human being and have feelings. —called also (US, informal) stat 2 statistics [noncount] : a type of mathematics that deals with the study of statistics
▪ One statistic that stuck out is that 40 percent of those surveyed did not have college degrees. — often plural ▪ The statistics show that teenagers are involved in a high percentage of traffic accidents. ▪ Her speech included some revealing statistics about unemployment rates in rural areas. ▪ basketball statistics — sometimes used figuratively ▪ I may be just another statistic to my employer, but I am a human being and have feelings. —called also (US, informal) stat
— sta·tis·ti·cal /stəˈtɪstɪkəl/ adjective
▪ Statistical evidence indicates smokers are more likely to get lung cancer than nonsmokers.
/stəˈtɪstɪkəl/ adjective ▪ Statistical evidence indicates smokers are more likely to get lung cancer than nonsmokers.
— sta·tis·ti·cal·ly /stəˈtɪstɪkli/ adverb
/stəˈtɪstɪkli/ adverb
