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Traditional English :: statism
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statistics.html - n.
centralized State administration and control of social and economic affairs. |
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Traditional English :: statist
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statistics.html - n.
1 a statistician.
2 a supporter of statism. [orig. 'politician' f. It. statista (as STATE)] |
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Traditional English :: statistic
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statistics.html - n. & adj. --n. a statistical fact or item. --adj. = STATISTICAL. [G statistisch, Statistik f. Statist (as STATIST)] |
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Traditional English :: statistical
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statistics.html - adj. of or relating to statistics. statistical physics physics as it is concerned with large numbers of particles to which statistics can be applied. statistical significance = SIGNIFICANCE 4. |
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Traditional English :: statistics
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statistics.html - n.pl. 1 (usu. treated as sing.) the science of collecting and analysing numerical data, esp. in or for large quantities, and usu. inferring proportions in a whole from proportions in a representative sample. 2 any systematic collection or presentation of such facts. |
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Traditional English :: static
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statistics.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 stationary; not acting or changing; passive.
2 Physics a concerned with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium (opp. DYNAMIC). b acting as weight but not moving (static pressure). c of statics. --n. 1 static electricity.
2 atmospherics. static electricity electricity not flowing as a current. static line a length of cord attached to an aircraft etc. which releases a parachute without the use of a ripcord. [mod.L staticus f. Gk statikos f. sta- stand] |
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