datum vs scrawl

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. 

scrawl

noun
  • A hastily or carelessly written note etc. 

  • Writing that lacks literary merit. 

  • Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting. 

  • The young of the dog-crab. 

  • A broken branch of a tree. 

verb
  • To write in an irregular or illegible manner. 

  • To write something hastily or illegibly. 

  • To write unskilfully and inelegantly. 

  • To creep; crawl; (by extension) to swarm with crawling things 

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