'Data' definitions:

Definition of 'data'

From: WordNet
noun
A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" [syn: data, information]

Definition of 'Data'

From: GCIDE
  • Data \Da"ta\, n. pl. [L. pl. of datum.]
  • 1. See Datum. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. a collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem; as, the historical data show that the budget deficit is only a small factor in determining interest rates.
  • Note: The term in this sense is used especially in reference to experimental observations collected in the course of a controlled scientific investigation. [PJC]
  • 3. (Computers) information, most commonly in the form of a series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage medium for manipulation by a computer program. It is contrasted with the program which is a series of instructions used by the central processing unit of a computer to manipulate the data. In some conputers data and execuatble programs are stored in separate locations. [PJC]

Definition of 'Data'

From: GCIDE
  • Datum \Da"tum\, n.; pl. Data. [L. See 2d Date.]
  • 1. Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; -- used chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster]
  • Any writer, therefore, who . . . furnishes us with data sufficient to determine the time in which he wrote. --Priestley. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. a single piece of information; a fact; especially a piece of information obtained by observation or experiment; -- used mostly in the plural. [PJC]
  • 3. pl. (Math.) The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Surveying) a point, line, or level surface used as a reference in measuring elevations. --RHUD [PJC]
  • Datum line (Surv.), the horizontal or base line, from which the heights of points are reckoned or measured, as in the plan of a railway, etc. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'data'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Data'