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15 words
Korean word
통계
Pronunciation
Romanizationtonggye
Meaning
- nounstatistics
Example
정부는 통계를 발표했다.cheong bu neun tong gye reul pal pyo haet tta
The government released the statistics.
More examples
최근 통계 수치를 보면 실업률이 줄었다.choe geun tong gye su chi reul po myeon si reom nyu ri chu reot tta
The latest statistical figures show that the unemployment rate has fallen.
Core concept
Many numbers gathered and worked out to show what is generally true about a group.
Common phrases
통계 수치tong gye su chi
statistical figures
통계 자료tong gye cha ryo
statistical data
통계 조사tong gye cho sa
statistical survey
Similar words
자료charyo: Prepared documents, data, images, or other information used as a reference.
수치suchi: A number that states an exact amount or value.
추세chuse: The way a situation gradually moves upward or downward over time.
평균pyeonggyun: One value that represents several values after their total is divided by their count.
Definition in Korean
조사나 관측으로 얻은 여러 수치 자료를 모아 집계·계산하여 전체의 경향이나 특성을 수치로 보여 주는 자료나 그 결과cho sa na kwan cheu geu ro eo deun yeo reo su chi cha ryo reul mo a chip kkye kye san ha yeo cheon che ui kyeong hyang i na teuk sseong eul su chi ro po yeo chu neun cha ryo na keu kyeol gwa
Word origin
통계 (tonggye, "statistics") combines meanings related to organizing numbers and calculating them, making its form a useful reminder that it presents an overall pattern rather than one isolated result.
Usage tips
- A statistical trend describes a group, so it may differ from what happens in one person's case.
Other meanings
- statisticnoun
Related words
- 통계학tonggyehakstatisticsnoun
- 통계적tonggyejeokstatisticaladjective
- 통계청tonggyecheongStatistics Koreanoun