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average vs statistic

statistic vs average

average and statistic both are nouns.

average is an adjective but statistic is not an adjective.

average is a verb but statistic is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
average Yes Yes Yes No
statistic Yes No No No
As nouns, statistic is a hypernym of average; that is, statistic is a word with a broader meaning than average:
  • average: a statistic describing the location of a distribution
  • statistic: a datum that can be represented numerically
average (noun) statistic (noun)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution a datum that can be represented numerically
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
average (adjective) statistic (adjective)
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
lacking exceptional quality or ability
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
average (verb) statistic (verb)
compute the average of
achieve or reach on average
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
Difference between average and statistic

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