statisticsta·tis·tic /stəˈtɪstɪk/ nounSTATISTICS1[countableC usually plural] a collection of numbers that represent facts or measurementsStatistics show that 35% of new businesses fail in their first year.
the October employment statistics
—statistical adjectiveadjThere is no statistical evidence that the economy is recovering.
—statistically adverbadvThe results were notstatistically significant.
2statistics [plural] the branch of mathematics that studies facts and information represented by a collection of numbersThe course includes mechanics, statistics, and computer science.
3[singular] a single number that represents a fact or measurementAnnual sales per employee have jumped about 37%, which is a statistic we feel very good about.