data
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum, neuter past participle of .

Pronunciation
  • (British, Ireland, America, sometimes, Aus, New Zealand, South Africa)
    • enPR: dā'tə, IPA: /ˈdeɪtə/
    • (America) IPA: [ˈdeɪ.ɾə]
  • (America, Canada, Ireland)
    • enPR: dăt'ə, IPA: /ˈdætə/, [ˈdæ.ɾə]
  • (Aus, New Zealand, South Africa, <> <>)
      • (South Africa, <> <>) IPA: /ˈdɑːtə/
      • (Australia, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈdɐːtə/, [ˈdäːɾə]
Noun
  1. plural form of datum
    Synonyms: data points
    These data show clearly that X is correlated with Y, although they tell us nothing about causation.
  2. (collectively, uncountable) Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.
    This data shows clearly that X is correlated with Y, although it tells us nothing about causation.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
      With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]
  3. (collectively) Recorded observations that are usually presented in a structured format.
    Near-synonyms: dataset, data set, data points, information
  4. (computing) A representation of facts or ideas in a formalized manner capable of being communicated or manipulated by some process.
    Coordinate term: information
  5. (mobile telephony) Ellipsis of mobile data: digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.
    run out of data
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