Meanings
nounbiostatistics (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe application of statistics to the study and analysis of biological and medical data
noun
- pluralplural of biostatistic
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishstatistics
- Englishbiostatistics
From bio- + statistics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish biostatistiikka
- biostatistiikkaapplication of statistics
German Biostatistik
- Biostatistikapplication of statistics
Greek βιοστατοστική
- βιοστατοστική (viostatostikí)application of statistics
Japanese 生物統計学
- 生物統計学application of statistics
Portuguese bioestatística
- bioestatísticaapplication of statistics
Spanish bioestadística
- bioestadísticaapplication of statistics
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APA
biostatistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostatistics
MLA
“biostatistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostatistics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biostatistics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostatistics.
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