datum — a single piece of information; singular form of data
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a single piece of information; singular form of data
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdeɪtəm/
Korean meaning: 하나의 정보 조각; data의 단수형
Korean pronunciation: **데이**텀
Example Sentences
- The scientist carefully recorded each datum in her notebook.
- This datum is so weird, it looks like my cat walked across the keyboard!
- Without this crucial datum, our research would be incomplete.
datum
NOUN//ˈdeɪtəm//
a single piece of information; singular form of data
💡 Concept
A single datum on the lab notebook caught the scientist's sharp eye.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈdeɪtəm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdeɪtəm/
🌳Etymology
Rootdatum
Origin
라틴어에서 온 말로 '주어진 것'이라는 의미였습니다. 고대 로마 시대부터 수학자들과 철학자들이 논증의 기초가 되는 '주어진 사실'을 가리킬 때 사용했어요.
🎵Rhyme
stratumatumerratum
stratum
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erratum
🔗Collocations
reference datum
single datum
datum point
datum line
collect datum
📝Examples
“The scientist carefully recorded each datum in her notebook.”
😄 Fun example
“This datum is so weird, it looks like my cat walked across the keyboard!”
“Without this crucial datum, our research would be incomplete.”
😄 Fun example
“The GPS needs at least one datum to know where you are, otherwise you're officially lost!”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
data pointinformationfactdetailstatistic
Antonyms
assumptionguessspeculation
Related
datadatabaseinformationstatisticsmeasurement
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