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data

/ˈdaetə/
B1 · Intermediate★★★★★
noun

Simple Meaning

为研究或分析而收集的信息或事实。

When to Use

📈Business English📚Academic Writing⚙️Technical
Intermediate — can handle common situations

Examples in Conversation

我们需要更多数据才能做决定。

数据显示销售额正在上升。

Full 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

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