stat

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noun

ˈstat 

plural stats

: statistic

If he keeps this pace, the incredible Nikola Jokic, at least according to one stat, will have the greatest offensive season in NBA history.

—Jerry Schemmel

—usually plural

… journals that keep track of your progress by converting your stats into charts.

—Vicki Woods

… stats demonstrating stark economic disparities …

—Tim McDonnell

… knew the stats of every Brooklyn Dodgers game.

—S. L. Price

stat

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adverb

: without delay : immediately

get a doctor stat

stat

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abbreviation

statute

-stat

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noun combining form

1

: stabilizing agent or device

thermostat

2

: instrument for reflecting (something specified) constantly in one direction

heliostat

3

: agent causing inhibition of growth without destruction

bacteriostat

Examples of stat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And stay tuned for next week’s update for stats on the brand-new Letterboxd League. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Patrick Mahomes was sacked just twice Sunday during the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Raiders, but the official stats show Las Vegas had eight quarterback hits. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Does this feel like that kind of massive/ubiquitous year for Taylor, or does that stat feel surprising? — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Chargers-Seahawks game marked the first since 1978 — as far back as the stats go — that began with consecutive interceptions. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

from stat, abbreviation for L. statim

Noun combining form

New Latin -stata, from Greek -statēs one that stops or steadies, from histanai to cause to stand — more at stand

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1875, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing stat

• stat sheet

Rhymes for stat

• at
• bat
• batt
• brat
• cat
• chat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat

Medical Definition

stat

adverb

ˈstat 

: statim

Legal Definition

Stat.

abbreviation

statutes