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statistical
adjective
connected
with
collecting
,
organizing
,
and
studying
numbers
to
learn
facts
or
make
decisions
•
The
report
presented
statistical
evidence
of
climate
change
.
The
report
presented
statistical
evidence
of
climate
change
.
•
She
built
a
statistical
model
to
predict
the
election
results
.
She
built
a
statistical
model
to
predict
the
election
results
.
From
statistic
+-al
,
dating
to
the
mid-19th
century
when
the
study
of
statistics
became
a
separate
academic
field
.
adjective
so
unlikely
that
it
can
be
treated
as
impossible
or
ignored
•
Winning
the
jackpot
with
one
ticket
is
a
statistical
impossibility
.
Winning
the
jackpot
with
one
ticket
is
a
statistical
impossibility
.
•
Finding
two
identical
snowflakes
is
nearly
a
statistical
miracle
.
Finding
two
identical
snowflakes
is
nearly
a
statistical
miracle
.
Extended
figurative
use
of
the
literal
sense
,
first
recorded
in
the
20th
century
when
probability
theory
entered
everyday
language
.
