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noun

Datum n. (pl. data)

1.

Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; used chiefly in the plural. "Any writer, therefore, who... furnishes us with data sufficient to determine the time in which he wrote."

2.

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

3.

pl. (Math.) The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem.

4.

(Surveying) A point, line, or level surface used as a reference in measuring elevations.

Datum line (Surv.), the horizontal or base line, from which the heights of points are reckoned or measured, as in the plan of a railway, etc.

Data n. pl.

1.

See Datum.

2.

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. Note: The term in this sense is used especially in reference to experimental observations collected in the course of a controlled scientific investigation.

3.

(Computers) 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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Song Sparrow. In this country, in the aggregate, these seed-eating birds destroy every year tons of seeds of the noxious weeds, and are therefore valuable friends of the gardener and farmer. For more definite data see bulletins published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, or "Useful Birds and Their Protection," by Edward Howe Forbush (Massachusetts Board ...

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... I had set aside that picture of a prostrate body, I faced the problem of the Martians and the fate of my wife. For the former I had no data; I could imagine a hundred things, and so, unhappily, I could for the latter. And suddenly that night became terrible. I found myself sitting up in bed, staring at the dark. I found myself praying that the Heat-Ray ...

— The War of the Worlds • H. G. Wells

... Guinea is involved in so much confusion and obscurity for the want of sufficient data, that even with the aid of some additional recently acquired information bearing upon the subject, I wish the following brief remarks to be regarded more as probable assumptions than as views the correctness of which admits ...

— Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) • John MacGillivray

... the economy has shown an impressive average annual growth rate of almost 5% because of strong agricultural and tourist sectors. Saint Lucia also possesses an expanding industrial base supported by foreign investment in manufacturing and other activities, such as in data processing. The economy, however, remains vulnerable because the important agricultural sector is dominated by banana production. Saint Lucia is subject to periodic droughts and/or tropical storms, and its protected market agreement with the UK for bananas may end in 1992. GDP: exchange rate conversion ...

— The 1992 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... These data explain certain facts relating to the work of the net. The Epeirae weave at very early hours, long before dawn. Should the air turn misty, they sometimes leave that part of the task unfinished: they build the general framework, they lay the spokes, they even draw the auxiliary spiral, ...

— The Wonders of Instinct • J. H. Fabre

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