noun

statistic

stuh-TIHS-tihk

noun

A single numerical fact drawn from a larger study or set of data.

"One alarming statistic showed that unemployment had doubled."

How to Use Statistic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishOne piece of numerical data from a bigger data set.

Common mistake

Statistic is singular (one number or fact); statistics is the plural, or the whole academic field.

Easily confused with

statistics →

statisticked past tense, statistics plural, statistics singular

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One alarming _____ showed that unemployment had doubled.

Formed as a back-formation from the plural noun statistics.

reduced to item of information

holistic sadistic artistic autistic logistic realistic ballistic linguistic futuristic optimistic altruistic simplistic

reduced to item of information