datum

Meanings

Plural: data, datums

Noun

• an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
• Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.
• Singular of data: A single recorded material, especially obtained by scientific work.
• A point, line, or surface with reference to which positions (such as elevations) are measured or indicated (such as a permanent benchmark in leveling or mean sea level in a topographical survey).
• A floating reference point, or SLDMB, used to evaluate surface currents in a body of water, and often employed by coastal search and rescue.

Verb

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

Synonyms

data point

Related Words

data, dice, die, information