data
Plural: data
Noun
- Facts and statistics collected together for analysis or reference.
- Facts and statistics collected together for analysis.
- a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- "statistical data"
- an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
- plural of datum
- A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.
- Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).
- Ellipsis of mobile data (“digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi”).
Examples
- Data can be sent through email.
- Knowing the optimal letter distribution is crucial Words With Friends data for high scores.
- run out of data
- The player analyzed the game DATA, looking for patterns in their opponent’s plays.
- This data shows that X is correlated with Y.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give”). Doublet of date.
Synonyms
data point, datum, information, data points
Scrabble Score: 5
data: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddata: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
data: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 5
data: valid Words With Friends Word