datum vs indication

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. 

indication

noun
  • Discovery made; information. 

  • Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies. 

  • That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence. 

  • Act of pointing out or indicating. 

  • An declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading. 

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