n.[C]

1. 資料，材料；論據
   History confirms this general datum.

   歷史驗證了這個論據。

2. 數據
   They use a computer system to organize their data.

   他們利用一個電腦系統整理數據。

3. 【數】已知數；【測】基準面
   The unknown number can be calculated from the data.

   透過已知數可以算出未知數。

n.

1. a piece of information.
2. an assumption or premise from which inferences may be drawn.
3. a fixed starting point of a scale or operation.