Statistic vs. Fact

Statistic vs. Fact — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Statistic and Fact

Statisticadjective

alternative form of statistical

Factnoun

(archaic) Action; the realm of action.

Statisticnoun

A single item in a statistical study.

Factnoun

A wrongful or criminal deed.

He had become an accessory after the fact.

Statisticnoun

A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample (such as mean or standard deviation).

Factnoun

(obsolete) A feat or meritorious deed.

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Statisticnoun

A person, or personal event, reduced to being an item of statistical information.

By dying from an overdose, he became just another statistic.

Factnoun

An honest observation.

Statisticnoun

a datum that can be represented numerically

Factnoun

Something actual as opposed to invented.

In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.

Factnoun

Something which is real.

Gravity is a fact, not a theory.

Factnoun

Something which has become real.

The promise of television became a fact in the 1920s.
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Factnoun

Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.

Factnoun

An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.

There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.

Factnoun

Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.

The facts about space travel.

Factnoun

(databases) An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.

Factinterjection

Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

Factnoun

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred;

first you must collect all the facts of the case

Factnoun

a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened;

he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts

Factnoun

an event known to have happened or something known to have existed;

your fears have no basis in facthow much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell

Factnoun

a concept whose truth can be proved;

scientific hypotheses are not facts