datum

So went the prohibition on artificial intelligence in Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune,” and what was then a datum of fictional world-building is now a real and pressing concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

“The horizontal buildings and concrete walls are a datum against which the landscape can be seen,” Mr. Williams said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

Moving in tandem through a sequence of points, the team builds up a series of height marks relative to a known baseline, or datum.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2019

Researchers rate each datum for accuracy, using a system developed by SFEI.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 13, 2019

No plural form is necessary, and the old singular, datum, can be left to the Romans.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The FT’s article reports that the Chinese government discussed restricting the transfer of important data abroad and limiting the downloads of models by foreign users.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Just over 2 million people visited the park by the end of June, a 10% increase compared with last year’s visitation data.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

"We're a small island but the internet is borderless, we need more compute within our shores," he said - suggesting the UK needed to build more data centres.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Separate official data Tuesday showed Britain's unemployment rate unchanged at 4.9 percent.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Investigation of Fischer is not to be limited to developing additional data concerning her recent contact of XXXXXX.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady