Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
A discrete unit of information
A data point is a discrete unit of information. In a general sense, any single fact is a data point.
I found the above definition while googling the term data point.
What does "a discrete unit of information" mean?
I don't know the meaning of "unit" in "unit of information".
I found the above definition while googling the term data point.
What does "a discrete unit of information" mean?
I don't know the meaning of "unit" in "unit of information".
Top answer
Jigneshbharati I don't know the meaning of "unit" in "unit of information". That is a commonplace use of "unit". You might say "bit" or "piece" or "item".
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JigneshbharatiI don't know the meaning of "unit" in "unit of information".
That is a commonplace use of "unit". You might say "bit" or "piece" or "item".
The term "data point" has found a place in colloqial English. As with any term borrowed from science, it has lost most of its meaning, and people use it because they think it makes them sound smart.
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