statistic

 
Pronunciation: /stəˈtɪstɪk/

noun

  • a fact or piece of data obtained 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 such a piece of data (used to suggest an inappropriately impersonal approach): he was just another statistic

adjective

Origin:

late 18th century: from German statistisch (adjective), Statistik (noun)