data
/หdaetษ/
B1 ยท Intermediateโ
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Simple Meaning
information or facts collected for study or analysis.
When to Use
๐Business English๐Academic Writingโ๏ธTechnical
Intermediate โ can handle common situations
Examples in Conversation
โWe need more data before we can make a decision.โ
โThe data shows that sales are going up.โ
Learning Path
โถFull Definition
(plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.
Related Words
Synonyms:
informationfactsfigures
Word Family:
datadatabasedata set