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   statistic

   /stəˈtɪstɪk/

   noun

   • 1. 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 a piece of data (used to suggest an inappropriately impersonal approach): "he was just another statistic"

   adjective

   • 1. another term for statistical

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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • T

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   • A

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   • T

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   • I

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   • C

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