Statistical Vocabulary

adjective describing a quality or characteristic that can be attributed to someone or something

• The increase in sales can be directly attributable to the new marketing campaign.
• The success of the event is mostly attributable to all the hard work put in by the team.
• His good grades are attributable to his ability to cram the night before exams.
• The beauty of the painting is attributable to the artist's creative vision.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective describing word that gives more information about a noun

• There is a bare possibility that the project will be completed on time.
• There's a bare possibility we might win the game if we play really well.
• It's a long shot, but there's a bare possibility we could get tickets to the concert.
• In the vast desert, there was only a bare possibility of finding water.

noun used to refer to a small number of people or things

adjective referring to a small number or amount

• I have a few important documents that need your signature.
• I'll be back in a few minutes, just need to grab something from my car.
• Let's hang out in a few, I just need to finish this quick task.
• It only takes a few kind words to make someone's day brighter.

verb to determine or decide in advance

• The committee will predetermine the criteria for selecting the scholarship recipients.
• I already predetermine which movie we're going to watch tonight.
• I like to predetermine my outfit for the day the night before.
• She felt like her fate was predetermined by the choices she had made in the past.

adjective of little value or importance

• The professor deemed the question to be trivial and not worth discussing further.
• I don't want to waste time on such a trivial matter.
• Why are you getting worked up over something so trivial?
• In the grand scheme of things, this issue is quite trivial compared to others we face.

adjective describes something that does not change or vary

• The scientist observed the unvarying pattern in the data collected over several months.
• The weather in this city is unvarying, it's always sunny and warm.
• Her taste in music is unvarying, she only listens to one genre.
• His unvarying dedication to his work earned him a promotion.