cognizance vs datum

cognizance

noun
  • Notice or awareness. 

  • An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house. 

  • Jurisdiction. 

datum

noun
  • A fact known from direct observation. 

  • 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. 

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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