Bill Buford

The cacao content is a wrapper's most important datum, and the acceptable benchmark is seventy per cent. The figure is a measure of 'cocoa mass.

American Author

T. S. Eliot

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

American Poet

James Mark Baldwin

The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.

American Philosopher

Understand 'datum' as a single, specific piece of information within a larger dataset.

Piece of Information

'Datum' is singular, and 'data' is the plural form often used in discussions and writing.

Plurality Matters

Use 'datum' when referring to a specific fact among others, especially in research or reporting.

In Context

'Datum' in technical fields refers to a fixed reference point for measurements, not information.

Technical Reference

In technical contexts, 'datum' may be unfamiliar to non-specialists; simpler alternatives are available.

Not for Laymen

'Datum' in professional contexts underscores the precision and importance of the reference point.

Precision is Key

 years and you'll see that the coldest temperature is getting warmer that's just one datum that you can get almost anywhere in the US and Canada almost anywhere in the world now you'll see the world's getting warmer yeah there's a lot of denial in Florida people who are

Miami Is Sinking PIPE...

 biology explains parts of psychology. But consciousness doesn't seem to fit into this picture. On the one hand, it's a datum that we're conscious. On the other hand, we don't know how to accommodate it into our scientific view of the world.