Alternate Definitions for data

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Term: data
Definition: Any record which can be used to support a scholarly research argument.
Source: copied from http://www.force11.org/node/4770, cited there as modified from http://vso1.nascom.nasa.gov/vso/misc/vocab_2p3.pdf
Examples: In the social sciences, data may include survey responses, interviews and historical documents
Created 2013.11.24
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by Stephen Richard
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Term: data
Definition: Information that may be studied or analyzed to form conclusions.
Examples: Counts (specimens, people, particles);
Measurements (temperature, humidity, luminance);
Images (from satellites, x-rays, electron micrographs);
Time series (any of the above sampled over time);
Video, audio, seismograms, and other recordings.

Per NYT and IEEE usage, "data" can be used as a singular or plural noun as seems most appropriate in a particular context.
Created 2013.07.09
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by John Kunze
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Term: data
Definition:

A metatype with core element mappings: creator = dublinkernel:who = dublincore:creator = datacite:creator; title = dublinkernel:what = dublincore:title = datacite:title; size = dublinkernel:size = dublincore:format = datacite:size

Examples: Often accompanies objects consisting of structured information meant for study and analysis.
Created 2018.01.21
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Term: data
Definition:
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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