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datum

datum

8.3
A single piece of information from observation or measurement
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪtəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dato
  • How will you use the formative assessment data to guide the rest of this lesson?
  • collect data
  • data collection
  • data set

It's a piece of data about their inner world.

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Examples

  • There are so many patterns and if you analyze the data, you will find...

  • But all the data we've collected so far, John, is related to marine life.

  • We look forward to further analysis of the data to explore these and other questions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I looked back through the data with fresh eyes, realized you were right.

  • In no instance was the prevalence of missing data significantly associated with income or survival.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That's the kinda, concrete data point I'm looking for.

  • Asking novice teachers how they plan to use the data collected from students ensures that:

    Academic text (2011)
  • We chose the 43 API countries of origin because data on characteristics and outcomes were available.

    Academic text (2011)
  • To conduct the data analysis, we requested extant data from the Oregon Department of Education.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The scientist recorded each datum carefully to ensure accurate research results.

Synonyms

statistic
vsdatum
  • Specialized
476 3.7

A single number that gives information about people or things

is broader, covering any factual information not only numerical ones
stat
vsdatum
286 4.6

A number that shows how well a person or team does, for example in sports

is general factual information not limited to performance domains
observation
vsdatum
  • Specialized
57 3.2

Facts you learn by carefully watching what happens

is a single piece of information rather than the whole act of watching
data point
vsdatum
24 2.9

A single piece of information, for example one measurement or observation in a study

is the same concept expressed as a general single-word term

Compounds

sense datum
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A simple immediate experience from seeing, hearing, or touching before the mind interprets it

How Reliable

fact
1.0
datum
  • Specialized
8.3
report
1.3
claim
818 3.3
to rumor
  • US
74 3.9

Surface Forms

datum singular
data plural

Etymology

Datum comes from the Latin dare, which means 'to give' and originally meant 'something given'. So a datum is one 'given' piece of information, a single fact, and the same root appears in donate ('to give').