stat

¹

[stat]

adverb

Informal.

1. with no delay: (used especially in medical contexts in reference to the administration of a drug or as a medical directive): The patient was given a stat dose of morphine.

   Blood work will be done stat.

   The patient was given a stat dose of morphine.

   I need a copy of the spreadsheet, stat!

stat.

²

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) immediately.

stat

³

[stat]

noun

1. statistic.

2. Usually stats statistics.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing statistics.

   Some sports fans memorize all the stat sheets published about a team.

stat.

⁴

abbreviation

1. statuary.

2. statue.

3. statute.

stat

⁵

[stat]

noun

1. Also 'stat thermostat.

2. photostat.

-stat

⁶

1. a combining form used in the names of devices that stabilize or make constant what is specified by the initial element.

   thermostat; rheostat.

stat.

¹

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) immediately

2. stationary

3. statute

-stat

²

combining form

1. indicating a device that causes something to remain stationary or constant

   thermostat

Word History and Origins

Origin of stat¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin statim “immediately, at once”

Origin of stat²

stat ¹ ( def. )

Origin of stat³

First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Origin of stat⁴

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Origin of stat⁵

< Greek -statēs, equivalent to sta- (stem of histánai to make stand; stand ) + -tēs agent noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of stat¹

(sense 1) from Latin statim

Origin of stat²

from Greek -statēs , from histanai to cause to stand

Example Sentences

The average number of goals per game has dropped but England outperformed their expected goals stat in 2022, while they're currently not scoring as many goals as they should be.

From BBC

“It’s either staggering incompetence or willful misrepresentation,” said Jake Scott, an infectious-disease physician and Stanford University professor, writing for the media company STAT.

From Los Angeles Times

Celtic finished with an xG of 0.17 in a game that had a combined xG of 0.32, the lowest stat for a game in the Scottish Premiership - and possibly any other league - since records began.

From BBC

It's the X-ray stat, the one that shows how good teams are before hot finishing streaks and the rub of the green come into play.

From BBC

“I didn’t want to focus on stat lines or accolades coming back from injury,” Brink said.

From Los Angeles Times

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