datum vs interpretation

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. 

interpretation

noun
  • An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases. 

  • A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning. 

  • heritage interpretation 

  • An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus. 

  • An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language. 

  • An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version. 

  • The power of explaining. 

  • The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language). 

  • An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature. 

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