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The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.
James Mark Baldwin

Meaning of "datum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DATUM

From Latin: something given.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DATUM

datum  [ˈdeɪtəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DATUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Datum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DATUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of datum in the English dictionary

The definition of datum in the dictionary is a single piece of information; fact.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DATUM


aconitum
ˌækəˈnaɪtəm
adytum
ˈædɪtəm
ageratum
ˌædʒəˈreɪtəm
chlorophytum
ˌklɔːrəˈfaɪtəm
ideatum
ˌaɪdɪˈeɪtəm
infinitum
ˌɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm
item
ˈaɪtəm
petrolatum
ˌpɛtrəˈleɪtəm
placitum
ˈplæsɪtəm
polygonatum
ˌpɒlɪɡəˈneɪtəm
pomatum
pəˈmeɪtəm
postulatum
ˌpɒstjʊˈleɪtəm
relatum
rɪˈleɪtəm
separatum
ˌsepəˈreɪtəm
striatum
straɪˈeɪtəm
subitem
ˈsʌbˌaɪtəm
surrogatum
ˌsʌrəˈɡeɪtəm
Tatum
ˈteɪtəm
testatum
tesˈteɪtəm
ultimatum
ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DATUM

dater
dates
Datin
dating
dating agency
dating service
datival
dative
dative bond
datively
dato
datolite
datto
Datuk
datum level
datum line
datum plane
datura
daturic
daturine

WORDS THAT END LIKE DATUM

Batum
corpus striatum
desideratum
erratum
Mahabharatum
Newlyn datum
ordnance datum
os innominatum
sense datum
stratum
substratum
superstratum
understratum

Synonyms and antonyms of datum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «datum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DATUM

Find out the translation of datum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of datum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «datum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

基准
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

datum
570 millions of speakers

English

datum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दत्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسند
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ИГД
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

datum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপাত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

données
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Datum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Datum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

データム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

데이텀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Datum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dư kiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்கொள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

veri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punkt odniesienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ИГД
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

datum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

datum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

datum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nollpunkts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

datum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of datum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DATUM»

The term «datum» is very widely used and occupies the 4.712 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DATUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about datum

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2 QUOTES WITH «DATUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word datum.
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James Mark Baldwin
The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.
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T. S. Eliot
Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DATUM»

Discover the use of datum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to datum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Importance of the Tidal Datum in the Definition of ...
3.1 The Notion of Tidal Datum In a strict sense, a tidal datum can be understood as the reference plane (or surface) to which the height of the predicted tide is referred. Two further concepts derived from this may be advanced: (a) the sounding ...
Nuno Sérgio Marques Antunes, Rachael Bradley, Clive H. Schofield, 2000
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Engineering Drawing and Design
THE DRAWING DATUM REFERENCE A-B DATUM PLANE A-B THE MEANING FIGURE 15.11 □ Coplanar surface datums. TWO POINTS OF CONTACT ON SECONDARY DATUM ONE POINT OF CONTACT ON TERTIARY DATUM THREE ...
David A. Madsen, 2001
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Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Coplanar. Datum. Features. Coplanar surfaces are two or more surfaces that are on the same plane. Coplanar datum features are two or more datum features that are on the same plane. A single datum plane can be established from multiple ...
Alex Krulikowski, 1998
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Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing: Workbook and Answerbook
0.250 ±.010 Applied to datum targets D1 and 02 Line represents axis of 0.250 hole and datum centerplone D. Riser block - to simulate datum plane B. 90 degree angle plates to simulate datum target areas C1 and C2. 2 angle blocks to  ...
James D. Meadows, 1997
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Measurement of Geometric Tolerances in Manufacturing
7.7 ODDLY CONFIGURED AND CURVED SURFACES AS DATUM FEATURES It is now legal to identify a compound curve or contoured surface as a datum feature. Whereas before these surfaces were not mentioned as possible datum ...
James D. Meadows, 1998
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Glossary of Mapping Science
(2) SEE chart datum. datum, independent - (1 ) A datum established independently of any other datum. (2) SEE network, independent. datum, local - A datum defining a coordinate system which is used only over a region of very limited extent.
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
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Working with Projections and Datum Transformations in ...
*Weitere Angaben Sonstiges: An invaluable aid for ArcGIS users: This book contains an ideal mix of background information on projections and transformations together with detailed explanations of their usage in ArcGIS.
Werner Flacke, Birgit Kraus, 2005
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Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching
DATUM REFERENCE FRAME AND PART FEATURES To review, a datum identifies the origin of a dimensional relationship between a particular ( designated) point or surface and a measurement. 1n geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, ...
Thomas P. Olivo, 2004
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Seismic Reflection Processing: With Special Reference to ...
The floating datum is usually taken close to the Earth's surface. Static correction involves the time shifting of every seismic trace independently by an amount defined by the difference in elevations, and a known or estimated velocity model  ...
Shri Kant Upadhyay, 2004
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CNC Machining Handbook: Basic Theory, Production Data, and ...
The relationship between the controlled feature of a workpiece and the Datum, or Datums, is governed by the Datum Reference Letter. Typically, Datums are specified by letter; they represent surfaces, lines, planes, or selected features that act ...
James Madison, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DATUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term datum is used in the context of the following news items.
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JB v MB [2015] EWHC 1846 (Fam)
... overall percentage technique, although it is hard to imagine a case where the datum of the overall percentage of a mixture of matrimonial and non-matrimonial ... «Family Law Week, Jul 15»
2
Genesis Datum adventure road bikes - first look
Genesis has lifted the lid on a new adventure road bike range for 2016. The Datum range will consist of three models starting from £1,799 as ... «BikeRadar.com, Jul 15»
3
I like words
... for a penny, or that media and data are plurals of medium and datum. The Sun Advocate is fair game for criticism, so feel free to write or call. «Price Sun Advocate, Jul 15»
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First Watch Tapped Datum's Due Diligence Expertise for Recent …
For its recent acquisition of The Egg & I restaurants, First Watch trusted its partner Datum Corporation to perform business process and IT due ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
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Rising stars reveal north London house extension plans
Concrete beams in the extension roof create a horizontal datum, this continues outside to provide shelter for the barbecue area and also forms ... «Architects' Journal, Jul 15»
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2016 Ridley, Saracen and Genesis bikes launching at Sportline Show
... the Saracen Kili Flyer carbon and some exciting models from Genesis including the new Datum series and an updated mountain bike range.". «Bike Biz, Jul 15»
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Position format is important
There are several datum-changing programs available on the Internet that allows you to enter one datum and convert it to another — but, here ... «Louisiana Sportsman, Jul 15»
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Position magazine August/September features
Geoscience Australia is seeking to create a next generation Australian datum that will support our new technologies. But how will GDA2020 be ... «Spatial Source, Jul 15»
9
What the euro's current difficulties really mean
Begin with a fundamental datum: Some European economies — particularly those in the north — have long been commercial and ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
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GPS Tip – Why don't the elevations on your maps agree with those …
If working with a reference document (topographic map or coordinates you got from a book, website, or other third party), your GPS datum must ... «GISuser.com, Jul 15»

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