The meaning of DATUM is something given or admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or inference.

In engineering and drafting, a datum is a reference point, surface, or axis on an object against which measurements are made. These are then referred to by one or more 'datum references' …

DATUM definition: a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data. See examples of datum used in a sentence.

Let's consider the dots; that is, those bits of datum that hang suspended in mental space until the steam from the shower brings them together.

There are two main datums in the United States. Horizontal datums measure positions (latitude and longitude) on the surface of the Earth, while vertical datums are used to measure land …

Definition of datum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

a real or assumed thing, used as a basis for calculations or measurements, as a level (also datum plane) from which elevations and depths are measured in surveying

4 days ago · Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical …

1. (Communications & Information) a single piece of information; fact 2. (Logic) a proposition taken for granted, often in order to construct some theoretical framework upon it; a given. See …

Factsheet What does the noun datum mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun datum. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.