data

data
da•ta
[[t]ˈdeɪ tə, ˈdæt ə, ˈdɑ tə[/t]] n.
1) cvb
a pl. of datum
2) cvb use (used with a pl. v.) individual facts, statistics, or items of information
3) cvb use (used with a sing. v.) a body or collection of facts or particulars; information
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usage: data is a plural of datum, orig. a Latin noun meaning “a thing given.” Today, data is used in English both as a plural noun meaning “facts or pieces of information” (These data are described fully on page 8) and as a singular mass noun meaning “information”: The data has been entered in the computer. It is almost always treated as a plural in scientific and academic writing, as a singular or plural elsewhere depending on the context. The singular datum meaning “a piece of information” occurs most frequently in academic or scientific writing.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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