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data definition

data (dāt′ə, dat′ə; Brit also dä′tə)

plural noun

  1. facts or figures to be processed; evidence, records, statistics, etc. from which conclusions can be inferred; information
  2. information in a form suitable for storing and processing by a computer

Etymology: pl. of datum: still often so used by scientists

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Does the word data require a verb in plural or singuluar?

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