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da·tum
[dey-tuh
m, dat-uh
m, dah-tuh
m] Pronunciation Key
[dey-tuh
m, dat-uh
m, dah-tuh
m] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural da·ta
[dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh] Pronunciation Key for 1–3, da·tums for 4, 5.
[dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh] Pronunciation Key for 1–3, da·tums for 4, 5. | 1. | a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data. |
| 2. | Philosophy.
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| 3. | Also called sense datum. Epistemology. the object of knowledge as presented to the mind. Compare ideatum. |
| 4. | Surveying, Civil Engineering. any level surface, line, or point used as a reference in measuring elevations. |
| 5. | Surveying. a basis for horizontal control surveys, consisting of the longitude and latitude of a certain point, the azimuth of a certain line from this point, and two constants used in defining the terrestrial spheroid. |
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| da·tum
(dā'təm, dāt'əm, dä'təm) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin, something given, from neuter past participle of dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| datum | |
noun | |
| an item of factual information derived from measurement or research |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Datum
Da"tum\, n.; pl. Data. [L. See 2d Date.]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. --Priestley. 2. pl. (Math.) The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem. 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.
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