noun

stat

STAT/stæt/

A numerical fact or measured score.

The finishing time on the stopwatch provides a useful stat.

A running coach records a runner’s finishing time on a large plain stopwatch face reading exactly “12.4”.

Etymology

statEnglishnumerical fact or measurement

Statistic is shortened to stat without changing its basic meaning: an individual numerical fact or measurement, such as one recorded in sports.

In context

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If you're complaining about living paycheck to paycheck, but you're in every fantasy team and you know every stat and every sport and every game score

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More examples

She compared the players' stats.
One stat stood out in the report.
He keeps detailed stats for every game.

Forms

stat · stats

Similar words

statistic: Statistic is the unabbreviated formal word.
metric: Metric emphasizes a selected measure of performance.