Harry Wiliford wrote: > > [edit] Etymology > The word data is the plural of Latin datum, neuter past participle of > dare, "to give", hence "something given". The past participle of "to > give" has been used for millennia, in the sense of a statement accepted > at face value; one of the works of Euclid, circa 300 BC, was the > Dedomena (in Latin, Data). In discussions of problems in geometry, > mathematics, engineering, and so on, the terms givens and data are used > interchangeably. Such usage is the origin of data as a concept in > computer science: data are numbers, words, images, etc., accepted as > they stand. Pronounced dey-tuh, dat-uh, or dah-tuh. > > Experimental data are data generated within the context of a scientific > investigation. > > data are numbers, words, images, etc., accepted as they stand. > Pronounced dey-tuh, dat-uh, or dah-tuh. > 73 de wb9iiv - Harry > _,_._ >
Wow! All of a sudden, I feel enlightened. Thanks, Harry. Chuck - AA5J
