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noun, plural da·ta 
[dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh] for 1–3, da·tums for 4, 5.
[dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh] 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.
a.
any fact assumed to be a matter of direct observation.
b.
any proposition assumed or given, from which conclusions may be drawn.
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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Datum
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Bloomberg is right, and this should be another datum to add to the mountain of evidence that he is not going to run.
- As such, it has great value in its own right as a datum for future historians and sociologists to reflect upon.
- Expertise has been running too high against the datum.
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| datum (ˈdeɪtəm, ˈdɑːtəm) | |
| —n , pl -ta | |
| 1. | a single piece of information; fact |
| 2. | See also sense datum a proposition taken for granted, often in order to construct some theoretical framework upon it; a given |
| [C17: from Latin: something given; see | |
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