(statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject a false null hypothesis, that is, that it will not make a type II error, producing a false negative.

Thermodynamics that studies a thermodynamic system as an ensemble of moving molecules, considering the macroscopic temperature as an average kinetic energy of the microscopic molecules.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see particle, statistics.

(mathematics, statistics) A discipline within mathematical statistics in which algebra is used to describe and analyse problems;

(probability) Having a p-value of 0.05 or less (having a probability 5% or less of occurring by random chance; less than 1 chance in 20 of it occurring by chance) / Pertaining to statistical significance

The process of examining data to draw conclusions or insights, and determine cause-and-effect patterns between events; for example determining the safety and efficacy of new drugs by drawing out a probability as to whether the fact that a patient got better (or worse) was due to the drug or some other (perhaps random) factor.

plural of vital statistic

Statistics of births, marriages and deaths. / The size of a woman's bust, waist and hips, normally measured in inches. / A concise set of trivia on a subject, sometimes in table format.

(physics) The branch of physics that uses statistical laws to make theoretical predictions about macroscopic systems of particles.

(physics) Of, or relating to statistical mechanics.