"datum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪtəm/, /ˈdætəm/, /ˈdɑːtəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-datum.wav [US] Forms: data [error-unknown-tag, plural], datums [error-unknown-tag, plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtəm, -ætəm, -ɑːtəm Etymology: Borrowed from Latin datum (“a given”). Doublet of die. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deh₃-}}, {{bor|en|la|datum||a given}} Latin datum (“a given”), {{doublet|en|die#Etymology_2}} Doublet of die Head templates: {{en-noun|data|s|pl1qual=senses 1–3|pl2qual=senses 1 and 4–5}} datum (plural (senses 1–3) data or (senses 1 and 4–5) datums)
  1. (dated) Singular of data; a single recorded observation. Tags: dated, form-of, singular Form of: data (extra: a single recorded observation) Translations (single piece of information): данна (danna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), изходна величина (izhodna veličina) (Bulgarian), dada [feminine] (Catalan), údaj [masculine] (Czech), tieto (Finnish), donnée (French), Fakt [masculine, neuter] (German), Faktum [neuter] (German), Informationseinheit [feminine] (German), δεδομένο (dedoméno) [neuter] (Greek), datumo (Ido), donajo (Ido), donatajo (Ido), sonra [masculine] (Irish), dato [masculine] (Italian), データ (dēta) (Japanese), dana [feminine] (Polish), dado [masculine] (Portuguese), элеме́нт данных (elemént dannyx) (Russian), едини́ца данных (jediníca dannyx) (Russian), podatak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dátum (Slovak), podatek [masculine] (Slovene), dato [masculine] (Spanish), தரவு (taravu) (Tamil), veri (Turkish), nünod (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-datum-en-noun-o0FRT~Bz Disambiguation of 'single piece of information': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. (philosophy) A fact known from direct observation. Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-datum-en-noun-lDiAEMZY Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 13 15 24 25 18 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  3. (philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn. Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-datum-en-noun-RVpCdjXT Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 13 15 24 25 18 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  4. (cartography, surveying, engineering) A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system. Categories (topical): Cartography, Engineering, Surveying
    Sense id: en-datum-en-noun-8yoPYs9l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 9 29 31 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 6 8 26 31 22 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 13 15 24 25 18 Topics: cartography, engineering, geography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, surveying
  5. (nautical) A floating reference point, or SLDMB, used to evaluate surface currents in a body of water. Often employed by coastal search and rescue. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-datum-en-noun-x~cmCTU3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 9 29 31 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 6 8 26 31 22 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 13 15 24 25 18 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chart datum, datum circle, datum line, datum plane, datum point, datum surface

Verb

IPA: /ˈdeɪtəm/, /ˈdætəm/, /ˈdɑːtəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-datum.wav [US] Forms: datums [present, singular, third-person], datuming [participle, present], datumming [participle, present], datumed [participle, past], datumed [past], datummed [participle, past], datummed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪtəm, -ætəm, -ɑːtəm Etymology: Borrowed from Latin datum (“a given”). Doublet of die. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deh₃-}}, {{bor|en|la|datum||a given}} Latin datum (“a given”), {{doublet|en|die#Etymology_2}} Doublet of die Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=datummed|pres_ptc2=datumming}} datum (third-person singular simple present datums, present participle datuming or datumming, simple past and past participle datumed or datummed)
  1. To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device. Related terms: data, information, die, dice
    Sense id: en-datum-en-verb-veRcxU9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 9 29 31 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 6 8 26 31 22 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 13 15 24 25 18

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2000, Nuno Sergio Marques Antunes, “The Importance of the Tidal Datum in the Definition of Maritime Limits and Boundaries”, in Maritime Briefing, volume 2, number 7, International Boundaries Research Unit, University of Durham, page 5",
          "text": "In a strict sense, a tidal datum can be understood as the reference plane (or surface) to which the height of a predicted tide is referred.[…]Sounding and chart datums are low water datums, that is, they refer to the level of the water surface at low tide. Nonetheless, there are also datums based on high water levels.[…]These two different datums may be included in the broader category of vertical datums, which comprises any plane or surface used as a reference to measure vertical distances (such as depths, drying features, heights on shore, etc.).",
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