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  1. etymology - What is the origin of "stat"? - English Language & Usage ...

    May 17, 2011 · The word stat is an abbreviation of the Latin word statim, which has the meaning "instantly/immediately". This usage was then generalized beyond the domain of prescriptions to refer …

  2. "Status" vs. "state" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 17, 2011 · Can anyone explain what the difference between status and state is when I talk about the condition or situation of an object? Here's what I got from Longman English Dictionary. status: a situati...

  3. When should ‘state’ be capitalised? - English Language & Usage ...

    Oct 13, 2015 · There are no special rules for capitalizing the word "state" in ordinary, non-technical English. It should be capitalized when at the start of a sentence, or when it is part of a proper noun. …

  4. What is the origin of the suffixes "statin" and "medin"?

    Apr 10, 2016 · The use of -stat as a suffix usually means that it will make something come to rest, to stop, to stand still. Hemo stasis is the act of stopping bleeding. A tool to clamp a blood vessel is …

  5. phrase requests - How to describe treating an instrumental goal (a ...

    Jan 29, 2025 · Full question: How to succinctly describe the mistake of treating an instrumental goal as if it were a terminal goal (or value), or assigning an undue importance to an instrumental goal? An …

  6. grammaticality - Meaning of every other day/week - English Language ...

    Possible Duplicate: What is the meaning of “every other time”? What does the phrase every other day/week mean? I got some hint from here. But, it is still not clear to me what is th...

  7. How do you use "i.e." in a sentence? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Aug 12, 2010 · I assume you are referring to the common abbreviation for the Latin id est, which is commonly translated as "that is to say". So, think of the English when you would use it, i.e. when …

  8. What's a pithy term to describe what a spy does when he/she socializes ...

    Feb 28, 2024 · If this is going to be a stat/ability like "charisma" or "stealth" or whatever, I would suggest social engineering. This term is in current use for information security.

  9. What is the correct word order between "have/had", "been", and …

    What is the correct word order between have/had, been, and already in statements like the following: By the time the product was officially announced, I had already been using it. Or: By the ti...

  10. grammaticality - target or targets or target's - English Language ...

    Mar 13, 2018 · You will want to use "target's" because the "'s" indicates that it is a possessive noun. For example: "The target's attack power." "The cat's meow." "The dog's blue collar." "My aunt's …