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Webster 1913 Edition


Statistical

{

Sta-tis′tic

(stȧ-tĭs′tĭk)
,

Sta-tis′tic-al

(-tĭ-kal)
, }
Adj.
[Cf. F.
statistique
.]
Of or pertaining to statistics;
as,
statistical
knowledge;
statistical
tabulation
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Statistical

STATISTIC

, STATISTICAL,
Adj.
[from state or statist.] Pertaining to the state of society, the condition of the people, their economy, their property and resources.

Definition 2024


statistical

statistical

English

Adjective

statistical (comparative more statistical, superlative most statistical)

  1. Of or pertaining to statistics.
    • 2012 March 1, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106:
      Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.

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