"atmospheric," n.

[Jonathan Lighter]

"An element in the climate of political opinion."

CNN's Cindy Crowley this morning referred to a poll number that was "not the
sort of atmospheric that Democrats like." (A close paraphrase.)

Cf., of course, "statistic."

JL

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