datum vs thought

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. 

thought

noun
  • The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation. 

  • A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot. 

  • A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region). 

  • The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished. 

  • Anxiety, distress. 

  • Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking. 

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