Definitions for DATA

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DATA da·ta

Spelling: [dey-tuh, dat-uh,

IPA: /ˈdeɪ tə, ˈdæt ə, ˈdɑ tə/

Data is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in DATA (aadt).

Definitions for DATA

noun

1. a plural of datum.
2. (used with a plural verb) individual facts, statistics, or items of information:
3. (used with a singular verb) a body of facts; information:
4. a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
5. Philosophy. any fact assumed to be a matter of direct observation. any proposition assumed or given, from which conclusions may be drawn.
6. Also called sense datum. Epistemology. the object of knowledge as presented to the mind. Compare ideatum.
7. Surveying, Civil Engineering. any level surface, line, or point used as a reference in measuring elevations.
8. Surveying. a basis for horizontal control surveys, consisting of the longitude and latitude of a certain point, the azimuth of a certain line from this point, and two constants used in defining the terrestrial spheroid.

Origin of DATA

1640-50; Latin: a thing given, neuter past participle of dare to give

Examples for DATA

Rosetta researchers used ROSINA data to determine how much HDO is mixed in with the normal H2O.

Mahoney helped author the I-STOP legislation based on data his office collected in regard to fraud.

Furthermore, data confirm a connection between education level and police behavior.

After the data is in we'll try Lieutenant Wilson's skip-bombing tactics.

The Atlantic has reported extensively on the at least $600 million Amazon stands to be paid for handling CIA data.

"I have had hardly any data to help me in my search," Mr. Bonnithorne continued.

The conclusions which he draws from these data are summed up by him as follows.

In the first place the data for any detailed knowledge of the subject are not to be had.

We are overwhelmed with data from every quarter, and our capacity to filter fact from fraud is limited.

After exhaustive investigation (zero data) he still wondered.