datum vs recommendation

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. 

recommendation

noun
  • An act of recommending. 

  • A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action (with adpositions including "about" for the context and "to" for the course of action) 

  • That which is recommended. 

  • A commendation or endorsement. 

How often have the words datum and recommendation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )