data

CEFRA2

/ˈdɑːtə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Facts or information used for study or decisions.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.

Examples

  • The data to be discussed below was collected in the following way.

  • We collected publicly available data over a 10-day period.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈdäːɾə]
  • [ˈdeɪɾə]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and usually structured (such as statistics).

  2. Ellipsis of mobile data (“digital information transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi”).

More examples

In context

  • We examined the following magazines to collect the data.

  • These data show that the new policy is not working as intended.

  • Data can be sent through email.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”). Doublet of date.