datum vs implication

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. 

implication

noun
  • Logical consequence. 

  • The act of implicating. 

  • The state of being implicated. 

  • An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. 

  • The connective in propositional calculus that, when joining two predicates A and B in that order, has the meaning "if A is true, then B is true". 

  • A possible effect or result of a decision or action. 

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