data
data
[ˈdeɪtə]
noun
[ˈdeɪtə]
noun
- [mass noun]facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
数据。 参见 datum
■the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, which may be stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media
数据资料
■(Philosophy)things known or assumed as facts, making the basis of reasoning or calculation
(哲)论据
- mid 17th cent. (as a term in philosophy): from Latin, plural of datum
- In Latin, data is the plural of datum and, historically and in specialized scientific fields, it is also treated as a plural in English, taking a plural verb, as in the data were collected and classifiedIn modern non-scientific use, however, despite the complaints of traditionalists, it is often not treated as a plural. Instead, it is treated as a [mass noun], similar to a word like information, which cannot normally have a plural and which takes a singular verb. Sentences such as data wasas well as data werecollected over a number of years are now widely accepted in standard English
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