datum

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdeɪtəm/, /ˈdætəm/, /ˈdɑːtəm/ (see data for regional distribution)

Noun

datum (plural data)

1. (plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.
2. (plural: data) (philosophy) A fact known from direct observation.
3. (plural: data) (philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
4. (plural: datums) (cartography, engineering) A fixed reference point, or a coordinate system.

Translations

• French: donnée
• German: Fakt, Faktum, Informationseinheit
• Italian: dato
• Portuguese: dado
• Russian: элеме́нт данных
• Spanish: dato

Verb

datum (datums, present participle datuming; past and past participle datumed)

1. To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.

Related terms

• data, information
• die, dice

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