datum in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "datum"

    • ( 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.
    • (philosophy) ( plural: data ) a fact known from direct observation
    • (philosophy) ( plural: data ) a premise from which conclusions are drawn
    • (cartography) (engineering) ( plural: datums ) a fixed reference point
    • noun
      ( 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.
    • noun
      ( plural: data) ( philosophy) A fact known from direct observation.
    • noun
      ( plural: data) ( philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
    • noun
      ( plural: datums) ( cartography, engineering) A fixed reference point, or a coordinate system.
    • A piece of information.
    • single piece of information
    • noun
      an item of factual information derived from measurement or research

    Synonyms of "datum" in English dictionary

    information, data point, data point are the top synonyms of "datum" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of datum

    • datum ( plural  data  or datums)
    • datum (plural data or datums)
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