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stat

stat

286 4.6
A number that shows how well a person or team does, for example in sports
  • noun
  • /stæt/
translation icon : estadística
  • I don't know the stats around how Brits feel.
  • baseball stats
  • internet stats
  • world stats

And you're referring to FBI stats on homicide data.

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Examples

  • You posted your stats on Twitter last week.

  • So could you just send me over the stats?

  • And then that stats gets even worse.

  • You know, these the stats are about black and brown women.

  • And there were different stats saying different things, right?

  • And before you ask, here are the stats of the ones I think your gang should talk to.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Turns out Facebook was inflating their video view stats for two years.

  • I checked the gate stats and found that attendance was three percent above the projections.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The stats are there.

  • The coach shared the team stats to highlight their performance this season.

Synonyms

datum
vsstat
  • Specialized
8.3

A single piece of information from observation or measurement

focuses on numbers about performance rather than any observed fact
statistic
vsstat
  • Specialized
476 3.7

A single number that gives information about people or things

is mainly used for performance numbers in sports and research
index number
vsstat
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A number that shows how things like prices change over time or between places

is more general and gives performance numbers without time or place comparison

Antonyms

271 2.0

A made-up story or statement that is not true

102 4.1

A short, interesting story about a real person or event that often makes people smile

Compounds

stat mi
  • Specialized
5.3

A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards, about 1,609 meters

How Informative

stat
286 4.6
figure
704 1.6
data point
24 2.9
observation
  • Specialized
57 3.2

Surface Forms

stat singular
stats plural

Etymology

Stat is a short form of statistic or statistics, words for a 'number' or 'fact' that shows performance. So a stat today is a quick number people use to show how well a player, team, or project is doing.