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statistics¹
- /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/
Rhymes with -ɪstɪks
Where it comes from
From German Statistik, from New Latin statisticum (“of the state”) and Italian statista (“statesman, politician”), compare English statist. Statistik introduced by Gottfried Achenwall (1749), originally designated the analysis of data about the state.
noun statisticks
- A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data. Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.
statistics²
- /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/
Rhymes with -ɪstɪks
noun statisticks
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A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.
The statistics from the Census for apportionment are available.
Similar: stats
statistics³
- /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/
Rhymes with -ɪstɪks
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun statisticks
- plural of statistic
verb statisticks
- third-person singular simple present indicative of statistic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: statistician, digit, statistical, data, number, figure, stats, statistically, figures, rda, digits, census, stc, information, agency, metrics
Translations
Every language
noun mathematical discipline
| Español | estadística |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 통계학 tonggyehak |
| 日本語 | 統計学 tōkeigaku |
| 中文 | 統計學 /统计学 tǒngjìxué |
| हिन्दी | सांख्यिकी sāṅkhyikī |
| Kiswahili | takwimu |
| Português | estatística |
| Français | statistique |
| Deutsch | Statistik |
| Italiano | statistica |
| Ελληνικά | στατιστική statistikí |
| Română | statistică |
| Русский | стати́стика statístika |
| Tiếng Việt | thống kê học |
| العربية | عِلْم اَلْإِحْصَاء ʕilm al-ʔiḥṣāʔ, إِحْصَائِيَّات ʔiḥṣāʔiyyāt, إِحْصَاء ʔiḥṣāʔ |
| עברית | סְטָטִיסְטִיקָה statístika |
noun collection of measurements
| Español | estadística |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 통계 tonggye |
| 日本語 | 統計 tōkei |
| 中文 | 統計 /统计 tǒngjì |
| हिन्दी | आँकड़े ā̃kṛe |
| Português | estatísticas |
| Français | statistiques |
| Deutsch | Statistik |
| Italiano | statistica |
| Ελληνικά | στατιστική statistikí |
| Română | statistică |
| Русский | стати́стика statístika |
| Tiếng Việt | thống kê |
| العربية | إِحْصَائِيَّة ʔiḥṣāʔiyya, إِحْصَاء ʔiḥṣāʔ |
Talk about this word "statistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/statistics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. statistics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/statistics "statistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/statistics.Cite this
@misc{statistics_2026,
title = {statistics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/statistics},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
