datum

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Latin

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈdeɪtʌm/, /ˈdɑːtʌm/ SAMPA: /"deItVm/, /"dA:tVm/

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datum (plural data or datums)

  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. (philosophy) (plural: data) a fact known from direct observation
  3. (philosophy) (plural: data) a premise from which conclusions are drawn
  4. (cartography) (engineering) (plural: datums) a fixed reference point
    • 2007, Roger F Tomlinson, Thinking about GIS: geographic information system planning for managers
      Datums are another important map aspect related to projection. A datum provides a base reference for measuring locations on Earth's surface.

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datum n.

  1. date (point in time)

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datum m. (plural datums or data, diminutive datumpje)

  1. date (point in time)

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datum n. (plural data, diminutive datumpje)

  1. datum (piece of information)

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datum (genitive datī); n, second declension

  1. gift, present

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Number Singular Plural
nominative datum data
genitive datī datōrum
dative datō datīs
accusative datum data
ablative datō datīs
vocative datum data

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datum

  1. supine of

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datum

  1. nominative neuter singular of datus
  2. accusative masculine singular of datus
  3. accusative neuter singular of datus
  4. vocative neuter singular of datus

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dátum m. (Cyrillic spelling да́тум)

  1. date (as in day, month, and year)

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Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

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datum m.

  1. date (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place)


This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at date. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see datum in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008


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datum n.

  1. date; (day, month and year)

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