"statistical tie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: statistical ties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} statistical tie (plural statistical ties)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly politics) A situation in which the difference in popularity of two options in a poll is less than the margin of error. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-statistical_tie-en-noun-s~~pauzR Topics: government, politics
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see statistical, tie.
    Sense id: en-statistical_tie-en-noun-vDhcvIlz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

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