averment vs datum

averment

noun
  • A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged. 

  • The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion. 

  • verification; establishment by evidence. 

datum

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

  • 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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