Data

//ˈdɑː.tə// name, noun

name, noun ·Very common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of datum form-of, plural

    "Holonym: data set"

  2. 2
    A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc. collective, uncountable

    "Data can be sent through email."

  3. 3
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn wordnet
  4. 4
    Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics). collective, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: dataset, data set, data points"

  5. 5
    Ellipsis of mobile data (“digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

    "run out of data"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines.

Example

More examples

"The data suggest that the optimum length of a lecture may be 30 instead of 60 minutes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give”). Doublet of date.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kankanaey Data. See that for more details.

Related phrases

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