calendar vs datum

calendar

noun
  • An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule. 

  • Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years. 

  • An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK) 

  • A list of planned events. 

  • A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information. 

verb
  • To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call. 

  • To enter or write in a calendar; to register. 

datum

noun
  • A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system. 

  • A premise from which conclusions are drawn. 

  • A floating reference point, or SLDMB, used to evaluate surface currents in a body of water. Often employed by coastal search and rescue. 

  • A fact known from direct observation. 

verb
  • To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device. 

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