datum
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See also dátum
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin datum.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
- (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.
- (plural: data) (philosophy) A fact known from direct observation.
- (plural: data) (philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
- (plural: datums) (cartography, engineering) 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.
- 2007, Roger F Tomlinson, Thinking about GIS: geographic information system planning for managers
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
single piece of information
References [edit]
- AskOxford.com: Is 'data' singular or plural?
- “datum” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006. (The American Heritage Dictionary's usage note on 'data')
- Calpundit: YOU SAY DAY-TA, I SAY DAA-TA
- John Quiggin: Data is not the plural of datum
- johnaugust.com: ‘Data’ is singular
Czech [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
datum n
- date (point in time)
Related terms [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
datum m (plural datums or data, diminutive datumpje)
- date (point in time)
Usage notes [edit]
Datum is one of the few Dutch words ending on -um that does not have a neutral gender.
Derived terms [edit]
Noun [edit]
datum n (plural data, diminutive datumpje)
- datum (piece of information)
Synonyms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
datum (genitive datī); n, second declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | datum | data |
| genitive | datī | datōrum |
| dative | datō | datīs |
| accusative | datum | data |
| ablative | datō | datīs |
| vocative | datum | data |
Synonyms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
Verb [edit]
datum
- supine of dō
Participle [edit]
datum
- nominative neuter singular of datus
- accusative masculine singular of datus
- accusative neuter singular of datus
- vocative neuter singular of datus
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Noun [edit]
dátum m (Cyrillic spelling да́тум)
- date (as in day, month, and year)
Declension [edit]
declension of datum
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | datum | datumi |
| genitive | datuma | datuma |
| dative | datumu | datumima |
| accusative | datum | datume |
| vocative | datume | datumi |
| locative | datumu | datumima |
| instrumental | datumom | datumima |
Slovene [edit]
Noun [edit]
datum m inan.
- date (point of time)
Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
datum n
- date; (day, month and year)
Declension [edit]
Declension of datum
Declension of datum
Usage notes [edit]
- The now very uncommon (or obsolete) declension datot-data was used in 1958.
See also [edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- en:Philosophy
- en:Cartography
- en:Engineering
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English words affected by prescriptivism
- Czech neuter nouns
- Czech nouns
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with multiple plurals
- Latin nouns
- Latin verb forms
- Latin participle forms
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Slovene nouns
- Slovene masculine inanimate nouns
- sl:Time
- Swedish nouns