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pefimo on June 23, 2016 | parent | context [–] | on: Alan Kay has agreed to do an AMA today

Why do you limit the meaning of 'data' to facts and/or observations?

richhickey on June 23, 2016 | [–]

"datum" means "a thing given" - a fact or presumed fact.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/datum

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