datum
To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values…To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.
» The singular of 'data' is 'datum'.
Единственное число от слова data – это datum. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 sensesTo provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.
Examples
2 sentencesThe singular of 'data' is 'datum'.
ruЕдинственное число от слова data – это datum. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
A tide gauge measures changes in sea level relative to a datum (a height reference).
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin datum, a nominalization of datus, perfect passive participleLearned borrowing from Latin datum, a nominalization of datus, perfect passive participle of dō, from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, reduplication of *deh₃-, or from *-ti. Doublet of die.
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Forms
datums, datuming, datumed, datumedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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