Data

Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪtə/

Definitions of data

noun facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

Example Sentences

A1 Data is information that can be stored and analyzed.

A2 Students collected data for their science project.

B1 The company uses data to make informed business decisions.

B2 The data from the survey showed a clear trend.

C1 Data privacy laws are becoming increasingly important in today's digital age.

C2 The data analysis revealed some interesting patterns in consumer behavior.

Examples of data in a Sentence

formal The scientist collected and analyzed the data to draw conclusions.

informal I need to gather all the data before we can make a decision.

slang I can't believe she leaked all that data online.

figurative Her emotions were like data points, scattered and hard to interpret.

Grammatical Forms of data

• past tense: dated
• plural: data
• comparative: more data
• superlative: most data
• present tense: data
• future tense: will data
• perfect tense: have data
• continuous tense: is data
• singular: datum
• positive degree: data
• infinitive: to data
• gerund: data
• participle: data

Origin and Evolution of data

First Known Use: 1646 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'data' originates from the Latin word 'datum', which means 'something given'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of information given or facts provided, the word 'data' has evolved to encompass a broader meaning of raw facts or statistics that can be analyzed and interpreted.