Data

Data is the plural of datum.

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A datum is a statement accepted at face value (a "given").

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A large class of practically important statements are measurements or observations of a variable.

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Such statements may comprise numbers, words, or images.

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The word data is the

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plural of Latin datum, neuter past participle of dare, "to give",

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hence "something given".

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The past participle of "to give" has been used for millennia,

Plural: Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world....

Datum: :This article describes a concept from surveying and geodesy. Datum is also the singular form of data....

Statement: The term statement can have several meanings:...

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