datum vs veracity

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. 

veracity

noun
  • Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action. 

  • Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth. 

  • Act of being exact and accurate. 

  • The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness. 

  • Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision. 

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