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    Plural of datum

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    What is the plural of datum (i.e. measured data)? Is it datum as well, because Word doesn't recognise datums? But then I don't trust Word...
    AuthorPete06 Dec 07, 09:42
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    #1Author the kat (387522) 06 Dec 07, 09:43
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    The plural of datum (in English) is data; and the singular of data is datum.

    In German: Datum/Daten

    (You didn't say which language)
    #2Author escoville (237761) 06 Dec 07, 09:44
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    http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/datum

    data... although datums apparently exists as well.
    #3Author the kat (387522) 06 Dec 07, 09:44
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    But "number of data" sounds wrong, "number of datums sounds" more like it, I guess, or would noone ever say that?
    #4AuthorPete06 Dec 07, 09:59
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    "Number of data" does sound wrong; instead, you say "amount of data". And for the singular, i would say "one piece of data".
    #5AuthorLilly06 Dec 07, 10:18
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    I can't say "amount of data", because I'm writing about the number of samples, eg after measuring for 10 seconds at a sample rate of 1 sec, I get 10 results. So I can't say "the amount of data is 10", but something like "the number of datums is 10".
    #6AuthorPete06 Dec 07, 10:23
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    Then I would say "10 sets of data". "10 datums" sounds really wrong to me. But what do other native English speakers think?
    #7AuthorLilly06 Dec 07, 10:30
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    I wouldn't write '10 datums', but the 'number of datums is 10'.
    Actually in my report I'm writing 'the number of datums n'.

    I asked a mate from Australia and he said that he'd use datums.
    #8AuthorPete06 Dec 07, 10:45
     
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