statistical English · revision 7486

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1787}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[statistic]] or [[statistics]] and -al.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or pertaining to statistics: 1787 in the OED and Etymonline, 1784 in MWU.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) A rare political sense is recorded in 1600 and is obsolete.^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of a writer, dealing with statistics, it is also from 1787.^(OED 1989) Of a science or physical process, not absolutely precise but true for large numbers, it is from 1885,^(OED 1989) and ''statistical significance'' from 1938.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1600 – political (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1784 – first use in MWU.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1787 – of statistics.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1885 – of a science.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1938 – statistical significance.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of, relating to or using [[statistics]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[statistically]]

+ * [[nonstatistical]]

+ * [[prestatistical]]

+ * [[unstatistical]]

+ * [[statistical mechanics]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[statistics]]

+ * [[statistic]]

+ * [[state]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}