datum
IPA: dˈætʌm
noun
- (philosophy) A fact known from direct observation.
- (philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
- (cartography, surveying, engineering) A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system.
- (nautical) A floating reference point, or SLDMB, used to evaluate surface currents in a body of water. Often employed by coastal search and rescue.
verb
- To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.
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Examples of "datum" in Sentences
- Take the Mutiny as the datum line.
- The annotations explain the datum on the map.
- The dependent variable is the preference datum.
- The tertiary datum controls the least degrees of freedom.
- The datum of the space and the sheaf is called an affine scheme.
- So, I think the inclusion of the datum in the intro is justified.
- Nuts on the ends of the bar bear against the beam at the datum plane.
- Then the likelihood function is the product of the likelihood of each datum.
- The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case at the L3 datum reference.
- This gives the link between physical reality and the abstraction of the datum.
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