Datum
noun
A single piece of information.
Each item on the list is a single datum.
Often appears as...
- a datum of
- datum is
noun
A fixed starting point of a scale or operation.
In geodesy, a datum is a reference point on the earth's surface against which position measurements are made.
Often appears as...
- datum point
- datum line
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A single piece of information.
Each item on the list is a single datum.
Often appears as...
- a datum of
- datum is
noun
A fixed starting point of a scale or operation.
In geodesy, a datum is a reference point on the earth's surface against which position measurements are made.
Often appears as...
- datum point
- datum line
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Piece of Information
Understand 'datum' as a single, specific piece of information within a larger dataset.
The researcher highlighted each datum that indicated a trend in the data.
Pro Tip 2/3Plurality Matters
'Datum' is singular, and 'data' is the plural form often used in discussions and writing.
While 'data' are often analyzed together, every 'datum' was considered individually.
Pro Tip 3/3In Context
Use 'datum' when referring to a specific fact among others, especially in research or reporting.
The survey response provided one interesting datum about local shopping habits.
Compare with
aspectdetailelementfactinstanceitemparticularpoint
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Video examples
Miami Is Sinking PIPE...
years and you'll see that the coldest temperature is getting warmer that's just one datum that you can get almost anywhere in the US and Canada almost anywhere in the world now you'll see the world's getting warmer yeah there's a lot of denial in Florida people who are
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How do you explain...
biology explains parts of psychology. But consciousness doesn't seem to fit into this picture. On the one hand, it's a datum that we're conscious. On the other hand, we don't know how to accommodate it into our scientific view of the world.
Video examples
Miami Is Sinking PIPE...
years and you'll see that the coldest temperature is getting warmer that's just one datum that you can get almost anywhere in the US and Canada almost anywhere in the world now you'll see the world's getting warmer yeah there's a lot of denial in Florida people who are
Video examples
How do you explain...
biology explains parts of psychology. But consciousness doesn't seem to fit into this picture. On the one hand, it's a datum that we're conscious. On the other hand, we don't know how to accommodate it into our scientific view of the world.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Bill Buford
American Author
The cacao content is a wrapper's most important datum, and the acceptable benchmark is seventy per cent. The figure is a measure of 'cocoa mass.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.
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James Mark Baldwin
American Philosopher
The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.
Quote examples
Bill Buford
American Author
The cacao content is a wrapper's most important datum, and the acceptable benchmark is seventy per cent. The figure is a measure of 'cocoa mass.
Quote examples
T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.
Quote examples
James Mark Baldwin
American Philosopher
The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.
Example 1 of 3
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