Data vs. Datum

Datanoun

plural of datum

Datanoun

Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.

Datanoun

Recorded observations that are usually presented in a structured format.

Datanoun

(computing) A representation of facts or ideas in a formalized manner capable of being communicated or manipulated by some process.

Datanoun

(mobile telephony) Digital information such as images or web pages transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than wifi.

Data

See Datum.

Data

a collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem; as, the historical data show that the budget deficit is only a small factor in determining interest rates.

Data

information, most commonly in the form of a series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage medium for manipulation by a computer program. It is contrasted with the program which is a series of instructions used by the central processing unit of a computer to manipulate the data. In some conputers data and execuatble programs are stored in separate locations.

Datanoun

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn;

Data

Data are units of information, often numeric, that are collected through observation. In a more technical sense, data are a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables about one or more persons or objects, while a datum (singular of data) is a single value of a single variable.Although the terms and are often used interchangeably, these terms have distinct meanings.

Datumnoun

(plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.

Datumnoun

(plural: data) (philosophy) A fact known from direct observation.

Datumnoun

(plural: data) (philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.

Datumnoun

(plural: datums) A fixed reference point, or a coordinate system.

Datumverb

To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.

Datumnoun

Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; - used chiefly in the plural.

Datumnoun

a single piece of information; a fact; especially a piece of information obtained by observation or experiment; - used mostly in the plural.

Datumnoun

The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem.

Datumnoun

a point, line, or level surface used as a reference in measuring elevations.

Datumnoun

an item of factual information derived from measurement or research