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[ontolog-forum] What is Data? What is a Datum?

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From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:23:36 -0500
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All,    (01)

Sometimes we let the obvious slip by.    (02)

Are there any clean and uncontroversial definitions of the following:    (03)

1. Datum .
2. Data .    (04)

Methinks a Datum is one value in the context of subject observation 
representation. Thus, Data is many values in the context of subject 
observation representation.    (05)

I am really interested in the opinions of others.    (06)

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Regards,    (08)

Kingsley Idehen 
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