datum vs predication

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. 

predication

noun
  • An assertion or affirmation. 

  • The parallel execution of all possible outcomes of a branch instruction, all except one of which are discarded after the branch condition has been evaluated. 

  • The act of making something the subject or predicate of a proposition. 

  • A proclamation, announcement or preaching. 

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