as in fact
a single piece of information
let's begin our discussion of this matter with a datum from actual experience
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Recent Examples of datum
Initially, a 35-day window seemed an incredibly long time to measure data that’s meant to help advertisers understand how many people are seeing their commercials.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
An initial cost estimate, used to set the level of state funding, was based on data collected more than a dozen years ago, the Park District said.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
This new data immediately opens doors for new research.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
An initial cost estimate, used to set the level of state funding, was based on data collected more than a dozen years ago, the Park District said.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
This new data immediately opens doors for new research.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for datum
Noun
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In Qasem Hassan’s view, bias was not the issue—rather, the fact of prisoner mistreatment had made some students uncomfortable.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Still, the fact of remembering can sometimes feel more important to Dyer than how events translate.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The agency told the U.N. Security Council at the time that Iranian authorities had reported attacks on Isfahan and to Fordow but could not provide further details.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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“Datum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/datum. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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