statistics

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/stəˈtɪs.tɪks/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    Numbers and facts collected to show information about something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.

Examples

  • In these statistics Egypt is classed as an African nation.

  • The aviation expert analyzed the statistics in detail.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of statistic

More examples

In context

  • These two sets of statistics are guaranteed to confuse the public.

  • Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.

  • The statistics from the Census for apportionment are available.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From German Statistik, from New Latin statisticum (“of the state”) and Italian statista (“statesman, politician”), compare English statist. Statistik introduced by Gottfried Achenwall (1749), originally designated the analysis of data about the state.