data Vs. Datum

Posted on June 24, 2009 by neilc

Data is used in 100% of the articles in the New York Times.
Datum is used in British and UN books, requiring data to be used as a plural noun. However I only see Data being used in the U.S. Therefore I would say to use the word Data exclusively.

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