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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. datums: TheFreeDictionary.com
  2. datums: Merriam-Webster
  3. datums: Wordnik
  4. datums: Wiktionary
  5. datums: Dictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. datums: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. datums: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (datum)

noun:  (philosophy) A fact known from direct observation.
noun:  (philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
noun:  (cartography, surveying, engineering) A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system.
noun:  (nautical) A floating reference point, or SLDMB, used to evaluate surface currents in a body of water. Often employed by coastal search and rescue.
verb:  To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.
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