French word

donnée

Pronunciation

IPA/done/

Meaning

  • feminine noundata

Example

Les données sont collectées chaque jour.

Data are collected every day.

Illustration for donnée (data)

More examples

Avant l'analyse, il faut nettoyer les données.

Before the analysis, the data must be cleaned.

Core concept

A trace left by observation or measurement that becomes material for a calculation or judgment.

Common phrases

  • mettre à jour les données

    update the data

  • les données sensibles

    sensitive data

  • les données personnelles

    personal data

Similar words

information: Content conveyed as news or factual information.
chiffre: A single number used in a calculation or display.
valeur: The magnitude of a number or quantity found by measurement or calculation.
élément: One individual item in a set or collection of data.

Definition in French

Une donnée est un élément d'information mesuré ou observé et enregistré pour servir à un calcul ou à une conclusion.

Word origin

Donnée developed from the idea of something 'given' through the past participle of donner, a French verb that ultimately comes from Latin donare.

Usage tips

  • The noun donnée and the masculine form donné have the same pronunciation, so the article or sentence context identifies the noun's feminine form.

Other meanings

  • informationnoun
  • measurementnoun

Related words

  • donnégivenadjective
  • donationdonationnoun

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