Science glossary film: Data

A collection of pieces of information, organized and categorized for some purpose. That purpose may be to simply keep a record of some variable such as rainfall or temperature. Data is a plural noun. The singular, datum, refers to a single value in a data set, or point on a graph.

That purpose may be to simply keep a record of some variable such as rainfall or temperature. Data is a plural noun. The singular, datum, refers to a single value in a data set, or point on a graph.