statistic
Example Sentences
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Yet, somehow, this problematic statistic and all that it symbolizes doesn’t even register.
From Salon
To put a statistic to it, Hearts have scored 12 goals in the last 15 minutes of league matches this season.
From BBC
Napear cited the same statistic the commissioner’s office now likes to cite: the last small-market team to win the World Series was the Kansas City Royals, 11 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s an embarrassing statistic that I’m going to finally fix.
From Los Angeles Times
Traders who favor the men’s suit statistic might consider this: At gold’s 1980 peak, the value of the Dow Jones Industrials was 1.3 times that of an ounce of the metal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
