Also means
statistics (field)
Usage Note
Statistique is both a countable noun (une statistique = a statistic) and an uncountable noun referring to the discipline (la statistique = statistics). Les statistiques montrent que... ('statistics show that...') is a very common journalistic phrase. The adjective statistique ('statistical') is used in compounds like analyse statistique.
Examples
"Les statistiques confirment cette tendance."
Natural Translation
The statistics confirm this trend.
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