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(1):

(n.) Classified facts respecting the condition of the people in a state, their health, their longevity, domestic economy, arts, property, and political strength, their resources, the state of the country, etc., or respecting any particular class or interest; especially, those facts which can be stated in numbers, or in tables of numbers, or in any tabular and classified arrangement.

(2):

(n.) The science which has to do with the collection and classification of certain facts respecting the condition of the people in a state.

(3):

(n.) The branch of mathematics which studies methods for the calculation of probabilities.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Statistics'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/statistics.html. 1828.
 
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