statement

Everyday

1. A statement is something you say or write that tells a fact or an idea. tree →
2. In grammar, a statement is a sentence that tells something and ends with a full stop. tree →
3. A statement is a formal announcement, or what a person tells the police. tree →
4. A bank statement is a list of the money going in and out of an account. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons, children sort sentences into statements, questions, commands and exclamations. In maths, they decide whether a statement is true or false («All squares are rectangles» is true) and give examples or counterexamples. In news, people make official statements. Phrases: make a statement, true or false statement, bank statement, statement of fact.

Examples

• «The sky is blue» is a statement. tree →
• A statement ends with a full stop. tree →
• Is this statement true or false: 7 is an even number? tree →
• The head teacher made a statement about the school trip. tree →
• The witness gave a statement to the police. tree →
• Write two statements and one question about your picture. tree →
• Mum checked the bank statement. tree →
• Prove the statement with an example. tree →
• So far his statement is true. tree →

Note

Countable: a statement, statements. In grammar, statement ≠ question (ends with ?) ≠ command (tells you to do something) ≠ exclamation (ends with !). In maths, one counterexample is enough to show a statement is false.

In Jewish tradition

It is a thing said, here a scholar's quotation from Sefer Yetzirah on creation from nothing.

Interpretation. Sefer Yetzirah is read as teaching that God made existence out of void. Medieval thinkers debated whether this means creation from nothing.

Examples

• This is at variance with tlie Sefer Yetzirah, which emphasizes the doctrine of creation from nothing by the statement: "He (Godi formed existence out of void, something out of nothing" (Mishnah '22i. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Countable: a statement, statements. In grammar, statement ≠ question (ends with ?) ≠ command (tells you to do something) ≠ exclamation (ends with !). In maths, one counterexample is enough to show a statement is false.