a numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.
Origin
1780-90; < Neo-Latinstatisticus. See status, -istic
Related forms
nonstatistic, adjective
unstatistic, adjective
Examples from the web for statistic
Each type of statistic sheds a slightly different light on a country's population.
Unfortunately, a rather grim statistic glares tho.
The pessimist sees in that statistic thousands and thousands of unhappy singles.
There's nothing newsworthy in printing a statistic and the obsequiously aped concern of a politician.
But that sobering statistic hasn't stopped the flesh trade on this sun-sparkled land.
It is not simply a matter of economics, as wealthy suburbs are marching into the statistic column.
Once more that statistic has to coincide with your preconceived notion of things.
The lone statistic the author uses in his argument is two years old and is reworded to prove his point.
But your facile use of one relatively meaningless statistic reveals that you have a way to go.
The figure with the higher statistic wins the round.
British Dictionary definitions for statistic
statistic
/stəˈtɪstɪk/
noun
1.
any function of a number of random variables, usually identically distributed, that may be used to estimate a population parameter See also sampling statistic, estimator (sense 2), parameter (sense 3)
Word Origin and History for statistic
n.
"quantitative fact or statement," 1880; see statistics.