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Graticule vs Datum - What's the difference?

graticule | datum |

As nouns the difference between graticule and datum

is that graticule is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines while datum is (plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.

graticule

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
  • (specifically, optics, British) Synonym for reticle
  • (specifically, geography) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make a up a coordinate system such as the one used on the Earth.
  • A nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule.

    • Anagrams

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    datum

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (plural:'' data ) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply ''true'' or ''false'', ''on'' or ''off'', ''yes'', ''no'', or ''maybe , etc.
  • (plural: data ) (philosophy) A fact known from direct observation.
  • (plural: data ) (philosophy) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
  • (plural: datums ) (cartography, engineering) A fixed reference point.
  • * 2007 , Roger F Tomlinson, Thinking about GIS: geographic information system planning for managers
    • Datums are another important map aspect related to projection. A datum provides a base reference for measuring locations on Earth's surface.

    Derived terms

    * datum circle * datum line * datum plane * datum point * datum surface

    Related terms

    * data, information * die, dice

    References

    * AskOxford.com: Is 'data' singular or plural? * (The American Heritage Dictionary's usage note on 'data') * John Quiggin: Data is not the plural of datum * johnaugust.com: ‘Data’ is singular English nouns with irregular plurals English words affected by prescriptivism ----