DATUM
What does "DATUM" mean?
A single piece of information; the grammatically singular form of 'data'.
Meanings
- An individual item of information or a single fact. Each datum was logged with a precise timestamp. formal
- A fixed reference point, line, or surface from which measurements are taken. Elevations on the chart are given relative to a tidal datum. technical
Did you know?
- A single fact is, strictly, a 'datum': the everyday word 'data' is its Latin plural, and both come from 'dare', to give, so data is literally 'the things that have been given'.
Word origin
From Latin 'datum', meaning 'something given', the neuter past participle of 'dare', to give; its Latin plural is 'data'.
Remember it
DATUM = DATA with the final A swapped for UM; one item, singular, so it ends in the lonely 'um'.
A little poem
One point given, plotted, small and plain-
a thousand of its kind become the grain.
couplet
Wordplay
- I said 'the data is clear' and a Latin teacher corrected me - apparently that single datum was the only thing that wasn't.
What it teaches
Every mountain of data begins as one small thing someone bothered to write down.
Quick facts
What does DATUM mean?
A single piece of information; the grammatically singular form of 'data'.
Is DATUM a valid word?
Yes — DATUM is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DATUM?
DATUM has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DATUM come from?
From Latin 'datum', meaning 'something given', the neuter past participle of 'dare', to give; its Latin plural is 'data'.
What can DATUM teach us?
Every mountain of data begins as one small thing someone bothered to write down.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.