vital statistic en · NOUN
Meanings
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A single important number derived from public health data or personal measurements.
Except for the fact that the "matter" of which he was now a vital statistic was simply unbearable to him. His death would come as a shock to him […]
1995, Françoise Sagan, Richard Seaver, A Fleeting Sorrow: A Novel, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vital statistics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |