Definition of datum in English:

datum

nounPlural data ˈdeɪtəm

1A piece of information.
信息，资料
the fact is a datum worth taking into account
See also data
Example sentencesExamples
- The time to resume operations is a key datum in probabilistic risk assessment.
- A key datum for safe operation of on-track equipment and locomotives on railroad tracks is knowledge of which track a vehicle or locomotive is on.
- Statistics are used naively at best: the datum that gunpoint robberies rose 53 percent between April and November of 2001 is almost certainly a random fluctuation and not by itself useful to the argument.
- As noted above, multiple lines of evidence (‘total’ evidence) are preferable to dependence upon a single datum or technique.
- Once overboard, the buoyant mine and its sinker separated but were held together by a chain set to the requisite length (for which accurate chart datum was required).
1. 1.1 An assumption or premise from which inferences may be drawn.
  前提，假定。见SENSE DATUM
  this is not a permanent and unchangeable datum
  See also sense datum
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nietzsche's datum is very unlike that found in any other philosopher, since it gives primacy to our aesthetic experience, normally low on the list of philosophical priorities, when it figures at all.
  The claim that there is no analytic entailment from any natural property to any moral property is simply Hume's Law - a datum often supported through use of the open question argument.
  Religious experience is the starting-place of all theology, the most basic datum with which the theologian has to work.
  Rather, Quine and Putnam take application as a fact - a sort of philosophical datum - and draw ontological and semantic conclusions about mathematics.
  The deterministic aspect of divine rule in Daniel is of one piece with divine determinism that permeates the Bible - and that appears to be a theological datum.
  Synonyms
  proposition, assumption, hypothesis, thesis, presupposition, postulation, postulate, supposition, presumption, surmise, conjecture, speculation, argument, assertion, belief, thought
2A fixed starting point of a scale or operation.
基准点
an accurate datum is formed by which other machining operations can be carried out
See also ordnance datum
Example sentencesExamples
- This collapse is associated with a vertical negative relief of c.180 m, defined as the maximum downwards deflection below the regional datum.
- Eustasy is defined as a global sea level change when referenced to a fixed datum, for instance the center of the earth.
- Where multiple samples have been taken from a given site, the stratigraphic position of samples is recorded relative to a fixed datum (marker bed, core depth, etc.).
- Thus, an object's provenience can be stated as being 30m north, 22m east, and 3.5m down from an arbitrary fixed point on the site (called the datum point).
- Such locations consist of a position defined in some horizontal coordinate system and depth with respect to a datum, usually the Earth's surface.
- The dimensions of the proposed carport are 5.5m long by 3.5m wide. The exact height of the carport is unknown as the plans provided do not indicate any levels based on a fixed datum, however is dimensioned to be 2.4m to the ceiling and 3.036m overall.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'something given', neuter past participle of dare 'give'.

Rhymes

petrolatum, pomatum, Tatum, ultimatum

Definition of datum in US English:

datum

noun

1A piece of information.
信息，资料
the fact is a datum worth taking into account
See also data
Example sentencesExamples
- Statistics are used naively at best: the datum that gunpoint robberies rose 53 percent between April and November of 2001 is almost certainly a random fluctuation and not by itself useful to the argument.
- Once overboard, the buoyant mine and its sinker separated but were held together by a chain set to the requisite length (for which accurate chart datum was required).
- As noted above, multiple lines of evidence (‘total’ evidence) are preferable to dependence upon a single datum or technique.
- A key datum for safe operation of on-track equipment and locomotives on railroad tracks is knowledge of which track a vehicle or locomotive is on.
- The time to resume operations is a key datum in probabilistic risk assessment.
1. 1.1 An assumption or premise from which inferences may be drawn.
  前提，假定。见SENSE DATUM
  this is not a permanent and unchangeable datum
  See sense datum
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rather, Quine and Putnam take application as a fact - a sort of philosophical datum - and draw ontological and semantic conclusions about mathematics.
  The claim that there is no analytic entailment from any natural property to any moral property is simply Hume's Law - a datum often supported through use of the open question argument.
  Religious experience is the starting-place of all theology, the most basic datum with which the theologian has to work.
  Nietzsche's datum is very unlike that found in any other philosopher, since it gives primacy to our aesthetic experience, normally low on the list of philosophical priorities, when it figures at all.
  The deterministic aspect of divine rule in Daniel is of one piece with divine determinism that permeates the Bible - and that appears to be a theological datum.
  Synonyms
  proposition, assumption, hypothesis, thesis, presupposition, postulation, postulate, supposition, presumption, surmise, conjecture, speculation, argument, assertion, belief, thought
2A fixed starting point of a scale or operation.
基准点
an accurate datum is formed by which other machining operations can be carried out
Example sentencesExamples
- The dimensions of the proposed carport are 5.5m long by 3.5m wide. The exact height of the carport is unknown as the plans provided do not indicate any levels based on a fixed datum, however is dimensioned to be 2.4m to the ceiling and 3.036m overall.
- Such locations consist of a position defined in some horizontal coordinate system and depth with respect to a datum, usually the Earth's surface.
- This collapse is associated with a vertical negative relief of c.180 m, defined as the maximum downwards deflection below the regional datum.
- Where multiple samples have been taken from a given site, the stratigraphic position of samples is recorded relative to a fixed datum (marker bed, core depth, etc.).
- Thus, an object's provenience can be stated as being 30m north, 22m east, and 3.5m down from an arbitrary fixed point on the site (called the datum point).
- Eustasy is defined as a global sea level change when referenced to a fixed datum, for instance the center of the earth.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘something given’, neuter past participle of dare ‘give’.

单词	datum
释义	Definition of datum in English: datum nounPlural data ˈdeɪtəm 1A piece of information. 信息，资料 the fact is a datum worth taking into account See also data Example sentencesExamples The time to resume operations is a key datum in probabilistic risk assessment. A key datum for safe operation of on-track equipment and locomotives on railroad tracks is knowledge of which track a vehicle or locomotive is on. Statistics are used naively at best: the datum that gunpoint robberies rose 53 percent between April and November of 2001 is almost certainly a random fluctuation and not by itself useful to the argument. As noted above, multiple lines of evidence (‘total’ evidence) are preferable to dependence upon a single datum or technique. Once overboard, the buoyant mine and its sinker separated but were held together by a chain set to the requisite length (for which accurate chart datum was required). 1.1 An assumption or premise from which inferences may be drawn. 前提，假定。见SENSE DATUM this is not a permanent and unchangeable datum See also sense datum Example sentencesExamples Nietzsche's datum is very unlike that found in any other philosopher, since it gives primacy to our aesthetic experience, normally low on the list of philosophical priorities, when it figures at all. The claim that there is no analytic entailment from any natural property to any moral property is simply Hume's Law - a datum often supported through use of the open question argument. Religious experience is the starting-place of all theology, the most basic datum with which the theologian has to work. Rather, Quine and Putnam take application as a fact - a sort of philosophical datum - and draw ontological and semantic conclusions about mathematics. The deterministic aspect of divine rule in Daniel is of one piece with divine determinism that permeates the Bible - and that appears to be a theological datum. Synonyms proposition, assumption, hypothesis, thesis, presupposition, postulation, postulate, supposition, presumption, surmise, conjecture, speculation, argument, assertion, belief, thought 2A fixed starting point of a scale or operation. 基准点 an accurate datum is formed by which other machining operations can be carried out See also ordnance datum Example sentencesExamples This collapse is associated with a vertical negative relief of c.180 m, defined as the maximum downwards deflection below the regional datum. Eustasy is defined as a global sea level change when referenced to a fixed datum, for instance the center of the earth. Where multiple samples have been taken from a given site, the stratigraphic position of samples is recorded relative to a fixed datum (marker bed, core depth, etc.). Thus, an object's provenience can be stated as being 30m north, 22m east, and 3.5m down from an arbitrary fixed point on the site (called the datum point). Such locations consist of a position defined in some horizontal coordinate system and depth with respect to a datum, usually the Earth's surface. The dimensions of the proposed carport are 5.5m long by 3.5m wide. The exact height of the carport is unknown as the plans provided do not indicate any levels based on a fixed datum, however is dimensioned to be 2.4m to the ceiling and 3.036m overall. Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'something given', neuter past participle of dare 'give'. Rhymes petrolatum, pomatum, Tatum, ultimatum Definition of datum in US English: datum noun 1A piece of information. 信息，资料 the fact is a datum worth taking into account See also data Example sentencesExamples Statistics are used naively at best: the datum that gunpoint robberies rose 53 percent between April and November of 2001 is almost certainly a random fluctuation and not by itself useful to the argument. Once overboard, the buoyant mine and its sinker separated but were held together by a chain set to the requisite length (for which accurate chart datum was required). As noted above, multiple lines of evidence (‘total’ evidence) are preferable to dependence upon a single datum or technique. A key datum for safe operation of on-track equipment and locomotives on railroad tracks is knowledge of which track a vehicle or locomotive is on. The time to resume operations is a key datum in probabilistic risk assessment. 1.1 An assumption or premise from which inferences may be drawn. 前提，假定。见SENSE DATUM this is not a permanent and unchangeable datum See sense datum Example sentencesExamples Rather, Quine and Putnam take application as a fact - a sort of philosophical datum - and draw ontological and semantic conclusions about mathematics. The claim that there is no analytic entailment from any natural property to any moral property is simply Hume's Law - a datum often supported through use of the open question argument. Religious experience is the starting-place of all theology, the most basic datum with which the theologian has to work. Nietzsche's datum is very unlike that found in any other philosopher, since it gives primacy to our aesthetic experience, normally low on the list of philosophical priorities, when it figures at all. The deterministic aspect of divine rule in Daniel is of one piece with divine determinism that permeates the Bible - and that appears to be a theological datum. Synonyms proposition, assumption, hypothesis, thesis, presupposition, postulation, postulate, supposition, presumption, surmise, conjecture, speculation, argument, assertion, belief, thought 2A fixed starting point of a scale or operation. 基准点 an accurate datum is formed by which other machining operations can be carried out Example sentencesExamples The dimensions of the proposed carport are 5.5m long by 3.5m wide. The exact height of the carport is unknown as the plans provided do not indicate any levels based on a fixed datum, however is dimensioned to be 2.4m to the ceiling and 3.036m overall. Such locations consist of a position defined in some horizontal coordinate system and depth with respect to a datum, usually the Earth's surface. This collapse is associated with a vertical negative relief of c.180 m, defined as the maximum downwards deflection below the regional datum. Where multiple samples have been taken from a given site, the stratigraphic position of samples is recorded relative to a fixed datum (marker bed, core depth, etc.). Thus, an object's provenience can be stated as being 30m north, 22m east, and 3.5m down from an arbitrary fixed point on the site (called the datum point). Eustasy is defined as a global sea level change when referenced to a fixed datum, for instance the center of the earth. Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘something given’, neuter past participle of dare ‘give’.
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