datum

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Synonyms: atum, batum, tatum, datu, datuk, datus, daum, datem, latum, datm, fatum

Antonyms: atum, batum, tatum, datu, datuk, datus, daum, datem, latum, datm, fatum

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. 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.
2. {{senseid|en|singular of data}} {{singular of|en|data<id:plural of datum>|cap=1}}: A single recorded [[phenomenon]], especially obtained by [[scientific]] work.
3. {{lb|en|cartography|surveying|engineering|manufacturing}} A [[point]], [[line]], [[plane]], or [[surface]] with [[reference]] to which [[position]]s (such as [[elevation]]s) are [[measure]]d or [[indicate]]d. {{ng|(Examples include a permanent [[benchmark]] in [[level]]ing or [[mean]] sea level in a [[topographical]] [[survey]])}}.
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} A floating [[reference point]], or [[SLDMB]], used to [[evaluate]] surface [[current]]s in a [[body of water]], and often employed by coastal search and rescue.

Verb

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

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