Latin word for data

What is the Latin word data?

The word data is the plural of the Latin datum, meaning a given, or that which we take for granted and use as the basis of our calculations.

What DOE data mean?

Data is defined as facts or figures, or information that’s stored in or used by a computer. An example of data is information collected for a research paper. An example of data is an email.

Is Datum a Latin word?

Whereas several bits of information taken together are called data, one is a datum. The word comes from the Latin for “something given.” Datum is also used for a starting point of measurement, often used in surveying or engineering.

What is difference between data and datum?

Strictly speaking ‘datum’ is the singular form and ‘data’ is the plural form. If you’re writing for an academic audience, particularly in the sciences, “data” takes a plural verb. The data are correct. But most people treat ‘data’ as a singular noun, especially when talking about computers etc.

What are Datum Features?

A datum feature is a part feature (or FOS), that contacts a datum during measurement. A datum is a theoretically exact plane (or axis or center-plane), from which dimensional measurement should be made. During measurement, the datum feature will contact the simulated datum which in this case is a surface plate.

What is the most commonly used datum plane?

North American Datum of 1983

What does WGS84 stand for?

World Geodetic System 1984

What datum does UTM use?

World Geodetic System WGS84 ellipsoid

What is the difference between WGS and UTM?

UTM and WGS both are examples of coordinate systems. The difference is that WGS is a Geographic coordinate system and UTM is a projected coordinate system. Projected coordinate systems are based on a plane and utilize units i.e. for feet, metre, etc.

What is the full form of UTM?

UTM is the acronym for Universal Transverse Mercator, a plane coordinate grid system named for the map projection on which it is based (Transverse Mercator). The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width.

What is UTM used for?

UTM or Urchin Tracking Module is a simple code that can be attached to any URL to generate Google Analytics data for digital campaigns. Specific to Google Analytics, UTM helps track the progress of the campaign on all online platforms.

What does UTM mean in social media?

Urchin Tracking Module

How do you use UTM?

You can create UTMs using the Google UTM generator, then paste the links into your social media posts.

1. Head to the Google Analytics Campaign URL builder.
2. Enter the URL of the page you want to link to, then enter the values for the parameters you want to track.

How do you calculate UTM?

Here’s How:

1. UTM zones are all 6 degrees wide and increase from west to east starting at the -180 degree mark.
2. Calculate the eastern boundary of any UTM zone by multiplying the zone number by 6 and substract 180.
3. Subtract 6 degrees to obtain the western boundary.

What is UTM Easting?

Easting is the eastward-measured distance (or the x-coordinate) and northing is the northward-measured distance (or the y-coordinate). The coordinates are most commonly associated with the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system (UTM), which has unique zones that cover the Earth to provide detailed referencing.

What are my Eastings and Northings?

The vertical lines are called ‘eastings’, as they increase in value as you travel east on the map. The horizontal lines are called ‘northings’ as they increase in value as you travel north on the map.

How do Eastings and Northings work?

National Grid reference numbers The numbers going across the map from left to right are called eastings, and go up in value eastwards, and the numbers going up the map from bottom to top are called northings, because they go up in a northward direction.

Why are Eastings called Eastings?

The eastings are the vertical lines, and the number written on each of the eastings increases from the left hand side of the map to the right hand side of the map. They are called eastings because there numbers increase as you move east on the map.

Are Northings and Eastings the same as latitude and longitude?

The SPCS is unique to the U.S. and uses a point to the southwest of each state boundary as the zero reference point for that state’s north-south coordinates, called a northing, and its east-west coordinate, called an easting. Unlike the lat-long system, the SPCS includes no negative numbers.

How accurate is a six figure grid reference?

Six figure grid references are commonly used for topographic maps with a scale of 1:50,000. On a 6-figure grid reference the last digit refers to a tenth of the distance between the 1km grid reference lines, so the reference is only accurate to within 100 metres.

How do you get a 6 figure grid reference?

Things to remember:

1. First, find the four-figure grid reference but leave a space after the first two digits.
2. Estimate or measure how many tenths across the grid square your symbol lies.
3. Next, estimate how many tenths up the grid square your symbol lies.
4. You now have a six figure grid reference.

How do you get a six grid reference?

After writing three digits of eastings, write two digit of the last northings and then from the bottom of the last northing, measure the distance to the object with a ruler in mm. Then divide that resultant distance by 2. This will give you the sixth number of the grid.

The word data is the plural of the Latin datum, meaning a given, or that which we take for granted and use as the basis of our calculations.

What DOE data mean?

Data is defined as facts or figures, or information that’s stored in or used by a computer. An example of data is information collected for a research paper. An example of data is an email.

Is Datum a Latin word?

Whereas several bits of information taken together are called data, one is a datum. The word comes from the Latin for “something given.” Datum is also used for a starting point of measurement, often used in surveying or engineering.

What is difference between data and datum?

Strictly speaking ‘datum’ is the singular form and ‘data’ is the plural form. If you’re writing for an academic audience, particularly in the sciences, “data” takes a plural verb. The data are correct. But most people treat ‘data’ as a singular noun, especially when talking about computers etc.

What are Datum Features?

A datum feature is a part feature (or FOS), that contacts a datum during measurement. A datum is a theoretically exact plane (or axis or center-plane), from which dimensional measurement should be made. During measurement, the datum feature will contact the simulated datum which in this case is a surface plate.

What is the most commonly used datum plane?

North American Datum of 1983

What does WGS84 stand for?

World Geodetic System 1984

What datum does UTM use?

World Geodetic System WGS84 ellipsoid

What is the difference between WGS and UTM?

UTM and WGS both are examples of coordinate systems. The difference is that WGS is a Geographic coordinate system and UTM is a projected coordinate system. Projected coordinate systems are based on a plane and utilize units i.e. for feet, metre, etc.

What is the full form of UTM?

UTM is the acronym for Universal Transverse Mercator, a plane coordinate grid system named for the map projection on which it is based (Transverse Mercator). The UTM system consists of 60 zones, each 6-degrees of longitude in width.

What is UTM used for?

UTM or Urchin Tracking Module is a simple code that can be attached to any URL to generate Google Analytics data for digital campaigns. Specific to Google Analytics, UTM helps track the progress of the campaign on all online platforms.

Urchin Tracking Module

How do you use UTM?

You can create UTMs using the Google UTM generator, then paste the links into your social media posts.

1. Head to the Google Analytics Campaign URL builder.
2. Enter the URL of the page you want to link to, then enter the values for the parameters you want to track.

How do you calculate UTM?

Here’s How:

1. UTM zones are all 6 degrees wide and increase from west to east starting at the -180 degree mark.
2. Calculate the eastern boundary of any UTM zone by multiplying the zone number by 6 and substract 180.
3. Subtract 6 degrees to obtain the western boundary.

What is UTM Easting?

Easting is the eastward-measured distance (or the x-coordinate) and northing is the northward-measured distance (or the y-coordinate). The coordinates are most commonly associated with the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system (UTM), which has unique zones that cover the Earth to provide detailed referencing.

What are my Eastings and Northings?

The vertical lines are called ‘eastings’, as they increase in value as you travel east on the map. The horizontal lines are called ‘northings’ as they increase in value as you travel north on the map.

How do Eastings and Northings work?

National Grid reference numbers The numbers going across the map from left to right are called eastings, and go up in value eastwards, and the numbers going up the map from bottom to top are called northings, because they go up in a northward direction.

Why are Eastings called Eastings?

The eastings are the vertical lines, and the number written on each of the eastings increases from the left hand side of the map to the right hand side of the map. They are called eastings because there numbers increase as you move east on the map.

Are Northings and Eastings the same as latitude and longitude?

The SPCS is unique to the U.S. and uses a point to the southwest of each state boundary as the zero reference point for that state’s north-south coordinates, called a northing, and its east-west coordinate, called an easting. Unlike the lat-long system, the SPCS includes no negative numbers.

How accurate is a six figure grid reference?

Six figure grid references are commonly used for topographic maps with a scale of 1:50,000. On a 6-figure grid reference the last digit refers to a tenth of the distance between the 1km grid reference lines, so the reference is only accurate to within 100 metres.

How do you get a 6 figure grid reference?

Things to remember:

1. First, find the four-figure grid reference but leave a space after the first two digits.
2. Estimate or measure how many tenths across the grid square your symbol lies.
3. Next, estimate how many tenths up the grid square your symbol lies.
4. You now have a six figure grid reference.

How do you get a six grid reference?

After writing three digits of eastings, write two digit of the last northings and then from the bottom of the last northing, measure the distance to the object with a ruler in mm. Then divide that resultant distance by 2. This will give you the sixth number of the grid.

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• D (electronics)

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

• (UK, Ireland, US)
  • enPR: dā’tə, IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪtə/
  • Homophone: dater (in non-rhotic dialects)
  • Rhymes: -eɪtə
• (US, Canada, Ireland)
  • enPR: dă’tə, IPA^(key): /ˈdætə/, [ˈdæɾə]
  • Rhymes: -ætə
• (General Australian, New Zealand, General South African, UK formal)
  • enPR: dä’tə
    • (General South African, UK formal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːtə/
    • (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐːtə/, [ˈdäːɾə]
  • Homophones: darter (in non-rhotic dialects), daughter (in non-rhotic accents with the cot–caught merger)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːtə
• (General Australian, New Zealand, variant) IPA^(key): /ˈdæɪtə/, [ˈdæɪɾə]
• (General South African, variant) IPA^(key): /ˈdee̝tə/

Noun[edit]

data

1. plural of datum

   • 1692, William Molyneux; Edmund Halley, Dioptrica nova‎^[1], London: Benj. Tooke, page 100:

     First from these Data, let us obtain the Breadth of the Glass e z

2. (collectively, uncountable) Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.

   The raw information was processed and placed into a database so the data could be accessed more quickly.

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:

     With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]

   • 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:

     Risk is everywhere. […] For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles” […] aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.

3. (collectively) Recorded observations that are usually presented in a structured format.
4. (computing) A representation of facts or ideas in a formalized manner capable of being communicated or manipulated by some process.
6. (mobile telephony) Ellipsis of mobile data: digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.

   run out of data

Usage notes[edit]

• This word is more often used as an uncountable noun with a singular verb than as a plural noun with singular datum. Usage as a plural noun with a plural verb is far more common in formal contexts.
• In geodetic contexts, the word is used exclusively as an uncountable with the singular datum having the plural datums to replace it.
• The definition of data in the computing context is from an international standard vocabulary and is meant to distinguish data from information. However, this distinction is largely ignored by the computing profession.[2]

Hyponyms[edit]

• big data
• metadata
• primary data
• raw data

Derived terms[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

• → Turkish: data

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

• “data”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (The American Heritage Dictionary’s usage note on ‘data’)
• John Quiggin: Data is not the plural of datum
• johnaugust.com: ‘Data’ is singular

Anagrams[edit]

• ADAT, TADA, a tad, adat, ta-da, tada

Afar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Saho data.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /dʌˈtʌ/
• Hyphenation: da‧ta

Verb[edit]

datá

1. (stative) be black

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of data (type III verb)
	1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular	1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
m	f
present indicative I	V-affirmative	datiyóh	datitóh	datáh	datáh	datinóh	datitoonúh	datoonúh
N-affirmative	datiyó	datitó	datá	datá	datinó	datitón	datón
negative	mádatiyo	mádatito	mádata	mádata	mádatino	mádatiton	mádaton
present indicative II	affirmative present indicative I + imperfective of én
past indicative I	dátuk + perfective of én
past indicative II	dátuk + perfective of sugé
present potential	affirmative	datiyóm takkéh	datitóm takkéh	datám takkéh	datám takkéh	datinóm takkéh	datitoonúm takkéh	datoonúm takkéh
past conditional	affirmative	dátuk + past conditional of sugé
	-h converb	-k converb	-in(n)uh converb	infinitive
dátih	dátuk	datínnuh	datíyya

Antonyms[edit]

• qadó (“be white”)

References[edit]

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “data”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle; Mohamed Hassan Kamil (Aug 2013), “Gender, Number and Agreement in Afar (Cushitic language)”, in 43th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics‎^[3], Leiden: Leiden University, page 2
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[4], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 307

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin data < Latin datus.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈda.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ta/

Noun[edit]

data f (plural dates)

1. date (specific moment in time)

Further reading[edit]

• “data” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “data” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “data”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “data” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• Hyphenation: da‧ta

Noun[edit]

data

1. installment, partial payment

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈdata]

Noun[edit]

data n pl

1. data

   Synonym: údaje

Declension[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

• data in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• data in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

data n (singular definite dataet, plural indefinite data)

1. datum, data
2. curriculum vitae, résumé

Inflection[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

data

1. Plural form of datum

   Synonym: datums

2. (uncountable) data, information

   Synonym: gegevens

Usage notes[edit]

Though some speakers use data «information» as a new singular rather than as the plural of datum (“data point”), this is generally prescribed against.[5][6][7] This is analogous to media in Dutch, which some speakers treat as a new singular rather than as a plural of medium.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin data.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑtɑ/, [ˈdɑt̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): da‧ta

Noun[edit]

data

1. data

Declension[edit]

Inflection of data (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative	data	datat
genitive	datan	datojen
partitive	dataa	datoja
illative	dataan	datoihin
	singular	plural
nominative	data	datat
accusative	nom.	data	datat
gen.	datan
genitive	datan	datojen datainrare
partitive	dataa	datoja
inessive	datassa	datoissa
elative	datasta	datoista
illative	dataan	datoihin
adessive	datalla	datoilla
ablative	datalta	datoilta
allative	datalle	datoille
essive	datana	datoina
translative	dataksi	datoiksi
instructive	—	datoin
abessive	datatta	datoitta
comitative	See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of data (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative datani datani accusative nom. datani datani gen. datani genitive datani datojeni datainirare partitive dataani datojani inessive datassani datoissani elative datastani datoistani illative dataani datoihini adessive datallani datoillani ablative dataltani datoiltani allative datalleni datoilleni essive datanani datoinani translative datakseni datoikseni instructive — — abessive datattani datoittani comitative — datoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative datasi datasi accusative nom. datasi datasi gen. datasi genitive datasi datojesi dataisirare partitive dataasi datojasi inessive datassasi datoissasi elative datastasi datoistasi illative dataasi datoihisi adessive datallasi datoillasi ablative dataltasi datoiltasi allative datallesi datoillesi essive datanasi datoinasi translative dataksesi datoiksesi instructive — — abessive datattasi datoittasi comitative — datoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative datamme datamme accusative nom. datamme datamme gen. datamme genitive datamme datojemme dataimmerare partitive dataamme datojamme inessive datassamme datoissamme elative datastamme datoistamme illative dataamme datoihimme adessive datallamme datoillamme ablative dataltamme datoiltamme allative datallemme datoillemme essive datanamme datoinamme translative dataksemme datoiksemme instructive — — abessive datattamme datoittamme comitative — datoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative datanne datanne accusative nom. datanne datanne gen. datanne genitive datanne datojenne datainnerare partitive dataanne datojanne inessive datassanne datoissanne elative datastanne datoistanne illative dataanne datoihinne adessive datallanne datoillanne ablative dataltanne datoiltanne allative datallenne datoillenne essive datananne datoinanne translative dataksenne datoiksenne instructive — — abessive datattanne datoittanne comitative — datoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative datansa datansa accusative nom. datansa datansa gen. datansa genitive datansa datojensa datainsarare partitive dataansa datojaan datojansa inessive datassaan datassansa datoissaan datoissansa elative datastaan datastansa datoistaan datoistansa illative dataansa datoihinsa adessive datallaan datallansa datoillaan datoillansa ablative dataltaan dataltansa datoiltaan datoiltansa allative datalleen datallensa datoilleen datoillensa essive datanaan datanansa datoinaan datoinansa translative datakseen dataksensa datoikseen datoiksensa instructive — — abessive datattaan datattansa datoittaan datoittansa comitative — datoineen datoinensa

Synonyms[edit]

• anne (“datum”) (rare)

Derived terms[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /da.ta/

Verb[edit]

data

1. third-person singular past historic of dater

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch data, from Latin data.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈdata]
• Hyphenation: da‧ta
• Rhymes: -ta, -a

Noun[edit]

data

1. datum,
   1. a fact known from direct observation.
   2. a premise from which conclusions are drawn.
2. data,
   1. information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.
   2. recorded observations that are usually presented in a structured format.
   3. (computing) a representation of facts or ideas in a formalized manner capable of being communicated or manipulated by some process.

Derived terms[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

• “data” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: dà‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

From Late Latin data, from Latin datus.

Noun[edit]

data f (plural date)

1. date

   a {n} giorni data ― within {n} days

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

data

1. inflection of datare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle[edit]

data f sg

1. feminine singular of dato

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See also[edit]

• dato / dati

Ladin[edit]

Noun[edit]

data f (plural dates)

1. date (day number of the month)

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• data: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ta/, [ˈd̪ät̪ä]
• data: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ta/, [ˈd̪äːt̪ä]
• datā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.taː/, [ˈd̪ät̪äː]
• datā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ta/, [ˈd̪äːt̪ä]

Participle[edit]

data

1. inflection of datus:
   1. nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Noun[edit]

data

1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of datum

References[edit]

• data in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Middle Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

data m

1. sire, father
2. foster father, godfather, guardian

   Synonym: aite

3. sir

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Minangkabau[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *datar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dataʀ.

Adjective[edit]

data

1. flat

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin data, plural of datum (“gift, present”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give, offer”), from Proto-Italic *didō (“give”), from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to be giving”), from *deh₃- (“give”).

Noun[edit]

data m or n (definite singular dataen or dataet, indefinite plural data, definite plural dataene)

1. data
2. short form of datateknologi

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

• “data” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin data, plural of datum.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑː.tɑ/

Noun[edit]

data m or n

1. plural of datum

data m (definite singular dataen, indefinite plural data or dataar or dataer, definite plural dataane or dataene)

1. (plural: data, in the plural or collective and uncountable) data; information, especially in a computational context
2. (plural: dataar or dataer, countable) short for datamaskin (“computer”)
3. (collective, uncountable) short for datateknologi (“computer technology”)
5. (collective, uncountable, mobile telephony) short for mobildata (“mobile data”)

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From English date.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /²dɛɪ̯.tɑ/

Verb[edit]

data (present tense datar, past tense data, past participle data, imperative date)

1. a-infinitive form of date

References[edit]

• “data” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams[edit]

• tada

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin data.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: da‧ta

Noun[edit]

data f

1. date (the point of time at which event takes place; a specific day)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• data in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• data in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ta/
• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: da‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin data, from Latin datus (“given”). Doublet of dada.

Noun[edit]

data f (plural datas)

1. date (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place)

   Qual é sua data de nascimento? ― What is your date of birth?

2. (informal) a large quantity

   Uma data de coisas. ― Lots of things.

3. (informal) a lot, a plot of land

   Quero comprar esta data. ― I want to buy this plot of land

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

data

1. inflection of datar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French dater.

Verb[edit]

a data (third-person singular present datează, past participle datat) 1st conj.

1. to date

Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

data f

1. nominative/accusative definite singular of dată

Rwanda-Rundi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *tààtá.

Noun[edit]

dātá class 1a (plural bādâtá class 2a)

1. my father
2. my paternal uncle

See also[edit]

• so (“your father”)
• se (“his/her father”)
• mama (“my mother”)

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈdata/ [ˈd̪a.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: da‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin data, from Latin datus.

Noun[edit]

data f (plural datas)

1. date (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place)

   Synonym: (more common) fecha

Derived terms[edit]

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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

data

1. inflection of datar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

• “data”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English data.

Noun[edit]

data (n class, plural data)

1. data (information, especially in a scientific or computational context)

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

-data (infinitive kudata)

1. to crackle
2. to miss a desired outcome
3. to adhere to something

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of -data
Positive present —nadata Subjunctive —date Negative —dati Imperative singular data
Infinitives
Positive kudata Negative kutodata
Imperatives
Singular data Plural dateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudata Positive past positive subject concord + —lidata Negative past negative subject concord + —kudata
Positive present (positive subject concord + —nadata) Singular Plural 1st person ninadata/nadata tunadata 2nd person unadata mnadata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadata wanadata other classes positive subject concord + —nadata
Negative present (negative subject concord + —dati) Singular Plural 1st person sidati hatudati 2nd person hudati hamdati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadati hawadati other classes negative subject concord + —dati
Positive future positive subject concord + —tadata Negative future negative subject concord + —tadata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + —date) Singular Plural 1st person nidate tudate 2nd person udate mdate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adate wadate other classes positive subject concord + —date
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + —sidate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + —ngedata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + —singedata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + —ngalidata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + —singalidata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + —adata) Singular Plural 1st person nadata twadata 2nd person wadata mwadata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adata wadata m-mi(III/IV) wadata yadata ji-ma(V/VI) ladata yadata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadata vyadata n(IX/X) yadata zadata u(XI) wadata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadata pa(XVI) padata mu(XVIII) mwadata
Perfect positive subject concord + —medata «Already» positive subject concord + —meshadata «Not yet» negative subject concord + —jadata «If/When» positive subject concord + —kidata «If not» positive subject concord + —sipodata Consecutive kadata / positive subject concord + —kadata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + —kadate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person —nidata —tudata 2nd person —kudata —wadata/-kudateni/-wadateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) —mdata —wadata m-mi(III/IV) —udata —idata ji-ma(V/VI) —lidata —yadata ki-vi(VII/VIII) —kidata —vidata n(IX/X) —idata —zidata u(XI) —udata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) —kudata pa(XVI) —padata mu(XVIII) —mudata Reflexive —jidata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -data- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dataye -datao m-mi(III/IV) -datao -datayo ji-ma(V/VI) -datalo -datayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -datacho -datavyo n(IX/X) -datayo -datazo u(XI) -datao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -datako pa(XVI) -datapo mu(XVIII) -datamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -data) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) —yedata —odata m-mi(III/IV) —odata —yodata ji-ma(V/VI) —lodata —yodata ki-vi(VII/VIII) —chodata —vyodata n(IX/X) —yodata —zodata u(XI) —odata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) —kodata pa(XVI) —podata mu(XVIII) —modata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin data, from the plural of datum (“that which is given, information, facts at hand, a date in the calendar”).

The sense ”computer” is a clipping of datamaskin.

Noun[edit]

data c

1. (uncountable) information, especially encoded information that can be processed by computers
2. (colloquial, proscribed) Alternative form of dator (“computer”)

   Det är fel på datan. ― Something’s wrong with the computer.

   • 1966, Olof Johannesson (pen name of Hannes Alfvén), Sagan om den stora datamaskinen:

     De första datorna var ju också mycket enkla.

     The first computers were indeed very simple.

Usage notes[edit]

• The first definition is rarely inflected, but most often used in its basic form. In the definite form, both neuter (datat) and common gender (datan) forms are used. For the compound indata, Google yields 440,000 hits, but only 2110 for indatan and 1200 for indatat. The Latin singular datum is not used in this sense, because it is already used for ”date (in the calendar)”.
• Swedish lacked a good and short word for computer until dator was proposed in 1967. The colloquial data was used in the 1960s and is still used colloquially today, but is usually proscribed. The form dator is also the plural of data, and the plural definite forms datorerna/datorna are very similar.

Declension[edit]

Declension of data
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	data	datan	dator	datorna
Genitive	datas	datans	dators	datornas

Derived terms[edit]

• trafikdata

References[edit]

• data in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• “Hur kan man använda data och datan? [How are data and datan used?]”, in Frågelådan‎^[8], Swedish Language Council, accessed 28 December 2019

Kevin Drum on data is or data are:

Now, I know that lots of people continue to foolishly disagree with me about this, but I’m curious how far they’re willing to push things. If you had, say, five bits of information, would you say I only have five data? If you really, truly believe that data is a plural noun, you’d have no problem with this. But does anyone actually do it?

This was in response to the Wall Street Journal’s style guy saying that they can go either way, as the word as has evolved to also mean a singular collection of numbers.

Here’s what the New York Times style guide has to say about it:

[D]ata is acceptable as a singular term for information: The data was persuasive. In its traditional sense, meaning a collection of facts and figures, the noun can still be plural: They tabulate the data, which arrive from bookstores nationwide. (In this sense, the singular is datum, a word both stilted and deservedly obscure.)

I say data is. The plural version sounds weird to me.

Data means information, more specifically facts, figures, measurements and amounts that we gather for analysis or reference. The term’s meaning also includes descriptive information about things, plants, animals, and people. We collect and store data typically through observation.

We gather facts and numbers, which we exam and consider when trying to make, for example, a business decision. These facts and figures are data, as is electronic information that we store, and our computers or smartphone use.

Data is the plural of datum. However, most people tend to use the word data for both the plural and singular forms.

The Cambridge Dictionary has the following definition of the term:

“Information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making, or information in an electronic form that can be stored and used by a computer.”

Quantitative and qualitative data

For scientists, mathematicians, statisticians, entrepreneurs, and lawmakers, there are two main types of data:

• Qualitative – it describes things, i.e., it is descriptive information.
• Quantitative – numerical information, i.e., numbers, statistics, measurements, etc.

Let’s look at an example of the two types in a context:

What do we know about Sammy the Cat?

Qualitative

• He is black all over except for his paws, chest, chin, and part of his tummy, which are white.
• His hair is short-to-medium in length.
• He spends most of the day asleep and tends to go out at night.

Quantitative

• His tail is 30cm (18″) long.
• He weighs 5kg (11.2lbs).
• Sammy has one sister and one brother.
• He is 40cm (15.7″) long (excluding tail).

Big data

Big data consists of at least one petabyte of information. One petabyte (PB) is 10¹⁵ or 10,000,000,000,000,000 bytes of digital information. We describe it as having the 5Vs: value, volume, variety, velocity, and veracity.

Wikipedia.org says the following:

“Big data is a field that treats ways to analyze, systematically extract information from, or otherwise deal with data sets that are too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional data-processing application software.”

In today’s fiercely competitive marketplace, companies are daily inundated with huge volumes of data; both unstructured and structured. However, what matters is not how much information there is, but what businesses do with it. CEOs and members of senior management analyze these massive pools of information for insights which can help them predict outcomes and make better decisions.

In the retail sector, big data today has become essential. Without it, any online store would struggle to compete effectively.

According to sas.com, if we analyze this type of information carefully, we might achieve the following benefits for our businesses:

• Lower costs.
• Better use of time.
• Development of new products.
• Optimized offerings.
• Smarter decision-making.

Sas.com makes the following comment about how we use business information today:

“Big data – and the way organizations manage and derive insight from it – is changing the way the world uses business information.”

Etymology

Etymology refers to where words come from. It also includes the study of how the meanings of words evolved over time. Did you know that the word nice once meant silly, simple, or foolish? Awful used to mean worthy of awe.

The term Data first emerged in the English language in the 1640s. At that time, it meant “a fact given or granted.” It was the classical plural of Datum, which came from the Latin word Datum, which meant “(thing) given.” The Latin word for Give is Dare. Datum is the past participle of Dare.

The term did not acquire the meaning “numerical facts collected for future reference” until 1897.

It entered the world of computing jargon in 1946, with the meaning “transmittable and storable information by which computer operations are performed.”

The terms data processing, database, and data entry appeared in 1954, 1962, and 1970 respectively.

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