datum vs vision

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. 

vision

noun
  • Something seen; an object perceived visually. 

  • Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy. 

  • An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires. 

  • Pre-recorded film or tape; footage. 

  • Something imaginary one thinks one sees. 

  • The sense or ability of sight. 

  • A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance. 

  • A person or thing of extraordinary beauty. 

verb
  • To imagine something as if it were to be true. 

  • To present as in a vision. 

  • To provide with a vision. 

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