09:04 Sep 15, 2003 |
German language (monolingual) [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software / Informatik | |||||
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| Selected response from: Kim Metzger Mexico Local time: 16:55 | ||||
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5 +1 | datum |
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4 +1 | einzelne Daten |
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3 +2 | Datum |
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datum Explanation: Datum, but it's almost never used in the singular "Main Entry: da·ta Pronunciation: 'dA-t&, 'da- also 'dä- Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin, plural of datum Date: 1646 1 : factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation <the data is plentiful and easily available -- H. A. Gleason, Jr.> <comprehensive data on economic growth have been published -- N. H. Jacoby> 2 : information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful 3 : information in numerical form that can be digitally transmitted or processed usage Data leads a life of its own quite independent of datum, of which it was originally the plural. It occurs in two constructions: as a plural noun (like earnings), taking a plural verb and plural modifiers (as these, many, a few) but not cardinal numbers, and serving as a referent for plural pronouns (as they, them); and as an abstract mass noun (like information), taking a singular verb and singular modifiers (as this, much, little), and being referred to by a singular pronoun (it). Both constructions are standard. The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it." Reference: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary |
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einzelne Daten Explanation: Wenn es um EDV geht, kannst nicht das Wort "Datum" benutzen. |
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1 min confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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