Data

Word DATA
Character 4
Hyphenation da ta
Pronunciations /ˈdaetə/

Definitions and meanings of "Data"

What do we mean by data?

Facts that can be analyzed or used in an effort to gain knowledge or make decisions; information. noun plural

Statistics or other information represented in a form suitable for processing by computer. noun plural

Plural of datum. noun

See datum. noun plural

A collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem. noun plural

Information, most commonly in the form of a series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage medium for manipulation by a computer program. It is contrasted with the program which is a series of instructions used by the central processing unit of a computer to manipulate the data. In some conputers data and execuatble programs are stored in separate locations. noun plural

Plural form of datum: pieces of information. noun

Information. noun

A collection of object-units that are distinct from one another. noun

A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn noun

(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) A fact known from direct observation.

(plural: data) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.

(plural: datums) A fixed reference point, or a coordinate system.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Data

The word "data" in example sentences

World government data• Search the world's government data with our gateway ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wireless trade group, CTIA, said in a statement that their members can track their minutes and data usage by typing in key words like * min and #data into their phones. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Search the world's government data• Our world government data gateway ❋ Unknown (2010)

Development and aid data• Search the world's global development data with our gateway ❋ Simon Rogers (2010)

New data, now including AV+, shows how the election results would look different under proportional representation• Get the data• Full general election 2010 results ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sense-data at the times when they are data are all that we directly and primitively know of the external world; hence in epistemology the fact that they are _data_ is all-important. ❋ Bertrand Russell (1921)

Even the dates of MSS., which in all such cases must be regarded as the primary data, are very rarely _data_ at all, but only (to coin, or rather adapt, a much-needed term) _speculata_. ❋ George Saintsbury (1889)

So, in other words, the data you see in the paper * are all of the data* save for a second grade computation ... which was probably performed by Excel. ❋ Aschlafly (2010)

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