stat

Etymology 1

From Latin statim (“immediately”).

adv

1. (medicine) Immediately; now.

adj

1. (medicine) With no delay; at once.
   stat dose

Etymology 2

Clipping of statistic.

noun

1. (especially in the plural) Clipping of statistic.
   There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways. December 29 2021, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in Rail, number 947, page 57

verb

1. (transitive, chiefly sports, informal) To collect or interpret statistics related to (a match etc.).
   "I went back and statted that match," Shondell said. "Seventy percent of the points, we either finished them with a kill or making an error. So we were in control, it's just that we weren't in control the way we needed to be on a regular basis." 2014-09-16, Sam King, “Purdue volleyball notes: Madness in Mackey Arena”, in Journal & Courier
   The most important part of the collection, however, is Howe’s folders of stats. […] All up, he reckons he’s statted over 10,000 Australian matches at all levels. It’s all been digitised now, of course, but to this day Howe maintains a hand-written record. 2015-07-27, Joe Gorman, “The stats guru helping keep alive football history in Australia”, in The Guardian
2. (transitive, roleplaying games, slang) To assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game).
   If you stat it, they will kill it.

Etymology 3

Clipping of statutory.

noun

1. (Canada, informal) A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday).

Etymology 4

Clipping of photostat.

noun

1. (informal) Clipping of photostat.

verb

1. (informal) Clipping of photostat.
   These overlays were then statted using a screen of etched glass to break up the solid black into small rows of black dots. A different sized screen was used to create a different sized dot for each percentage. 2009, Kevin Tinsley, Digital Prepress for Comic Books, New York, NY: Stickman Graphics, page 96