datum vs testimony

datum

noun
  • A fact known from direct observation. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device. 

testimony

noun
  • Witness; evidence; proof of some fact. 

  • Statements made by a witness in court. 

  • In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony. 

  • An account of first-hand experience. 

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