datum
pronunciation
How to pronounce datum in British English:
UK [ˈdeɪtəm]
How to pronounce datum in American English:
US [ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm]
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- Noun:
- an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
Word Origin
- datum (n.)
- proper Latin singular of data (q.v.).
Example
- 1. The paper introduces examination methods of ground datum points .
- 2. Read correspondent datum from display screen .
- 3. I didn 't have enough datum at hand .
- 4. Connection measurement of gravity datum points at zhongshan station , antarctica .
- 5. The patient 's own picture of what they suffer from is usually the least reliable datum for a diagnosis .