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Choose the singular of 'data'.

Adatem

Bdatam

Cdatum

Ddatim

Answer:

C. datum

Read Explanation:

  • Data is a Latin plural form of the word datum.

  • Historically, and in more formal or scientific contexts, datum refers to a single piece of information, a single fact, or a single item of data.

  • Data then refers to a collection of these individual facts or pieces of information.

While 'data' is very commonly used as a singular noun in everyday language (e.g., "The data is accurate"), in a question asking for its singular form, datum is the correct answer based on its Latin origin.


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