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Meaning of 'data' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Data [ n. pl.]
- See Datum.
2 . Data [ pl. ]
- of Datum

Meaning of 'data' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . data [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
Example in sentence:
  • statistical data

Nearby Words:

datable dataria datary date dated dateless dater dating datiscin dative

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