statistic

Definition

  • noun: a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)
  • noun: a single term or datum in a collection of 'statistics'
  • often plural
  • synonyms: number, statistical

Examples

  • One 'statistic' that stuck out is that 40 percent of those surveyed did not have college degrees.

  • The 'statistics' show that teenagers are involved in a high percentage of traffic accidents.

  • I may be just another 'statistic' to my employer, but I am a human being and have feelings.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What do you think the Russians talk about in their councils of state? Karl Marx? They get out their linear programming charts... statistical decision theories, minimax solutions and compute... price-cost probabilities of their transactions and investments like we do. We no longer live in a world (..)
    1976 Network
  • (..) So we're in schools now, with over members. People who go on The Facebook tend to stay on longer than almost any other website. Now, here's the most impressive statistic. % of people who try it once will come back. ' Now, if you'll allow me' ' Excuse me one second. (..)
    2010 The Social Network
  • (..) hitting on his OS... ... and she like totally refuses. I was reading an article the other day that said... romantic relationships with their OS are statistically rare. Yeah, I know, but I know a woman in this office... who is dating an OS and rare part is... it's not even hers. (..)
    2013 Her