What does "statistic" mean?

A single item in a statistical study.

What is a synonym for "statistic"?

Common synonyms include: casualty, number, reduced to item of information.

//stəˈtɪstɪk// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A single item in a statistical study.
2
a datum that can be represented numerically wordnet
3
A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample (such as mean or standard deviation).
4
A person, or personal event, reduced to being an item of statistical information.
"By dying from an overdose, he became just another statistic."

Verb

1
To analyze or describe using statistics. transitive
"This is the only subject in the world which has not been statisticked, which is another proof of scientific neglect by the investigators."
2
To cite or calculate statistics. intransitive
"When a fellow quits statisticking for a while, they say, "Oh, haven't you one more statistic?”"
3
To comprise (as statistics) transitive
"The afternoon game was pitched by Walter Johnson and was the start of the sixteen-game winning streak which statisticked that one in Boston, four in St. Louis, four in Chicago, four in Detroit, three in Cleveland and none for the little boy who lives down the lane."