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statistics | dynamic |

As nouns the difference between statistics and dynamic

is that statistics is a mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation while dynamic is a characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.

As an adjective dynamic is

changing; active; in motion.

statistics

Alternative forms

* statisticks (obsolete)

Noun

(statistics)
  • (singular in construction) A mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation.
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  • , author=Robert L. Dorit , title=Rereading Darwin , volume=100, issue=1, page=23 , magazine= citation , passage=We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year.}}
    Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.
  • (plural in construction) A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.
  • The statistics from the Census for apportionment are available.
  • English plurals
  • Synonyms

    * stats (informal)

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from statistics) * applied statistics * astrostatistics * biostatistics * defense-independent pitching statistics * descriptive statistics * geostatistics * inferential statistics * lexicostatistics * mathematical statistics * parastatistics * phonostatistics * photostatistics * statistician * stats * stylostatistics * superstatistics * thermostatistics * vital statistics

    See also

    *

    dynamic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dynamick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Changing; active; in motion.
  • The environment is dynamic , changing with the years and the seasons.
    dynamic economy
  • Powerful; energetic.
  • He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
  • Able to change and adapt.
  • (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
  • The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
  • (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
  • dynamic allocation
    dynamic IP addresses
    the dynamic resizing of an array
  • Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
  • Synonyms

    * : active, fluid, moving * (powerful): energetic, powerful

    Antonyms

    * static * (computing) static

    Derived terms

    * dynamicity * dynamical * hydrodynamic * aerodynamic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
  • Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.
    The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows.
  • (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
  • If you pay attention to the dynamics as you play, it's a very moving piece.
  • (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
  • Synonyms

    * apparatus, course of action, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation, interchange, interplay, mechanism, method, modus operandi, motif, nature, operation, pattern, process, regimen, workings