datum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin datum (“a given”). Doublet of die.
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, or a coordinate system.
- 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]
Derived terms
Verb[edit]
datum (third-person singular simple present datums, present participle datuming, simple past and past participle datumed)
- To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.
- 1982, Paul M. Tucker, Pitfalls Revisited - Issue 3, →ISBN, page 6:
- Removing the effects of any period of deformation by datuming or flattening selective reflection horizons should restore the structure prior to the datumed horizon, or the amount of deformation above the datumed horizon.
- 1998, Stuart Fagin, Model-based Depth Imaging, →ISBN, page 164:
- On the left the stacking velocity functions are datumed to sea level and show great disparity.
- 2014, Hua-Wei Zhou -, Practical Seismic Data Analysis, →ISBN, page 62:
- On the other hand, if we have a sufficiently accurate near-surface velocity model, we may apply wavefield datuming to convert the raw data into new data as if they were recorded along a datum below the near surface (Box 2.3).
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
single piece of information
References[edit]
- AskOxford.com: Is 'data' singular or plural?
- “datum” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (The American Heritage Dictionary's usage note on 'data')
- John Quiggin: Data is not the plural of datum
- johnaugust.com: ‘Data’ is singular
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Noun[edit]
datum n
- date (point in time)
Declension[edit]
Declension
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- datum in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- datum in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch datum, from Latin datum (“given”, past participle) (from the practice of signing letters in Latin by noting the date on which they were dispatched). Compare English date.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
datum m (plural datums or data, diminutive datumpje n)
- 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 n)
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Neuter past participle of dō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
datum n (genitive datī); second declension
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | datum | data |
Genitive | datī | datōrum |
Dative | datō | datīs |
Accusative | datum | data |
Ablative | datō | datīs |
Vocative | datum | data |
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Verb[edit]
datum
Participle[edit]
datum
- nominative neuter singular of datus
- accusative masculine singular of datus
- accusative neuter singular of datus
- vocative neuter singular of datus
References[edit]
- datum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- datum in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- datum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- datum in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dátum m (Cyrillic spelling да́тум)
- date (as in day, month, and year)
Declension[edit]
Declension of datum
References[edit]
- “datum” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈdàːtum/, /ˈdáːtum/
- Tonal orthography: dátum, dȃtum
Noun[edit]
dátum m inan (genitive dátuma, nominative plural dátumi)
- date (point of time)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dátum (masculine inan., hard o-stem)
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Noun[edit]
datum n
- date; (day, month and year)
Usage notes[edit]
- The now very uncommon (or obsolete) declension datot-data was used in 1958.
Declension[edit]
Declension of datum | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | datum | datumet | datum | datumen |
Genitive | datums | datumets | datums | datumens |
Declension of datum | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | datum | datot | data | data |
Genitive | datums | datots | datas | datas |
See also[edit]
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