A tide gauge measures changes in sea level relative to a datum (a height reference).
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Datum
/ˈdeɪtəm/
Synonyms for "datum" (207 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Noun(10 words)
data pointbe observed closelycathaclass datapointclassification unitdata analysis termdata itemdata mattersdata pointsdata result
absolute factaccepted factaccountacquaintanceactual factadmitted factannouncementarticleaspectaxiombald factbare factbasis for beliefblue bookbody of evidencebriefingbrutal factbulletincasechain of evidence
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Adjective(1 words)
Verb(2 words)
be observed in datacreate random data
Strong matches (62)
Noun(13 words)
demonstrable factdetaildirectorydispatchdocumentationdopeelementempirical factenlightenmentestablished factevidenceexhibitexperienceexpertisefacetfactfact of experiencefactorfactsfactual base
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factual informationfamiliarityfamiliarizationgengeneral informationgiven factgoodsgroundsgrounds for beliefguidebookhandouthard facthard informationincidentalincidental informationindicationindisputable factinescapable factinfoinformationinstanceinstructionintelligenceintimacyitemitem of evidencekenknow
Adjective(1 words)
italian dati
Related words (103)
know howknow-howknowingknowledgelightmanifestationmarkmaterial groundsmattermatter of factmentionmessageminor detailminutiaminutiaemunimentsmute witnessnaked factnitty grittynot guesswork
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not opinionnoticenotificationparticularpiece of evidenceplainpointpositive factpostulatepractical knowledgepremisepremisespresentationprivate knowledgeprivitypromotional materialproofprovable factpublicationpublicityratio cognoscendireason to believeregardreleaserelevant factreportrespectsalient factscoopself-evident factself-knowledgesidelightsignsignificant factsimple factsober factstatementstubborn factsymptomtechnictechnicstechniquethe casethe dopethe goodsthe knowthe nitty-grittythe scoopthingtokentransmissionundeniable factwell-known factwhite bookwhite paperword
Noun(18 words)
Adjective(7 words)
observable signalrandom factrecorded measured quantityrecorded resultsingle instancesingle itemstatic observation
Determiner(2 words)
the factstwo items
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6 entriesdata analysisdata pointdata setdata tablegeodetic datumraw datum
Inflections
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I don't think this is a matter of some datum of information that I'm waiting on. It's a matter of making certain that when I send young men and women into war, and I devote billions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer money, that it's making us safer.
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The singular of 'data' is 'datum'.
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A hundred and fifty feet from this pueblo is a large upright block of sandstone, which is said to be used as a datum point in the observations of the sun made by a priest of Zuñi for the regulation of the time for planting and harvesting, for determining the new year, and for fixing the dates of certain other ceremonial observances.
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