Datum

Datum is the disputed singular form of "data".

Datum may also refer to:

  • Datum (geodesy), a standard position or level that measurements are taken from
  • Datum (magazine), an Austrian monthly magazine
  • Kavala or Datum, a city in ancient Macedonia
  • Omne Datum Optimum, a papal bull issued by Pope Innocent II in 1139

Famous quotes containing the word datum:

    “Language fails not because thought fails, but because no verbal symbols can do justice to the fullness and richness of thought. If we are to continue talking about “data” in any other sense than as reflective distinctions, the original datum is always such a qualitative whole.”
    —John Dewey (1859–1952)