data

  • 61data — da|ta [ dætə, deıtə ] noun uncount *** 1. ) facts or information used for making calculations or decisions: can be followed by a plural verb in scientific English, in which case the singular is datum: The analysis was based on data collected in… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 62data — Plural of datum, a fact or statistic. Hence data are records of observations. These might take a number of forms: for example, scores in IQ tests, interview records, fieldwork diaries, or taped interviews. All of these provide data, that is,… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 63data — Coś, ktoś świeżej (najświeższej) daty «o czymś powstałym, zaistniałym niedawno, o kimś, kto pełni jakąś funkcję od niedawna»: Nie trzeba jednak sięgać tak daleko wstecz, by przekonać się, że emancypacja jest zjawiskiem bardzo świeżej daty.… …

    Słownik frazeologiczny

  • 64data —  is a plural. Although this fact is widely disregarded, you should at least be aware that The data was fed into a computer is incorrect. It is also worth observing that the sense of data is generally best confined to the idea of raw, uncollated… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 65data — [ deɪtə] noun 1》 facts and statistics used for reference or analysis.     ↘Philosophy things known or assumed as facts, making the basis of reasoning. 2》 the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 66data — noun (uncountable, plural) 1 information or facts: We cannot tell you the results until we have looked at all the data. 2 information in a form that can be stored and used: data retrieval system …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 67data */*/*/ — UK [ˈdeɪtə] / US [ˈdætə] noun [uncountable] 1) facts or information used for making calculations or decisions: can be followed by a plural verb in scientific English, in which case the singular is datum The analysis was based on data collected in …

    English dictionary

  • 68data */*/*/ — [ˈdɑːtə] , [ˈdeɪtə] noun [U] 1) information in a form that a computer can use data storage/processing[/ex] 2) information that is used for making calculations or decisions The document contained data from tests of biological weapons.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 69data — / deɪtə/ noun information available on computer, e.g. letters or figures ● All important data on employees was fed into the computer. ● To calculate the weekly wages, you need data on hours worked and rates of pay. (NOTE: takes a singular or… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 70data — noun /ˈdeɪtə,ˈdætə,ˈdɑːtə/ a) pieces of information. With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data… …

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