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statistic

Syllabification: (sta·tis·tic)

Pronunciation: /stəˈtistik/

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Definition of statistic

noun

a fact or piece of data from a study of a large quantity of numerical data:the statistics show that the crime rate has increased
an event or person regarded as no more than a piece of data (used to suggest an inappropriately impersonal approach):he was just another statistic