datum vs input

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. 

input

noun
  • Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice. 

  • Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process. 

  • That which is put in, as in an amount. 

  • An input jack. 

  • The act or process of putting in; infusion. 

verb
  • To accept data that is entered. 

  • To enter data. 

  • To put in; put on. 

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