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In common  usage ,  data  ( / ˈ d eɪ t ə / ,  also  US :  / ˈ d æ t ə / ) is a collection of discrete or continuous  values  that convey  information , describing the  quantity ,  quality ,  fact ,  statistics , other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of  symbols  that may be further  interpreted formally . A  datum  is an individual value in a collection of data. Data are usually organized into  structures  such as  tables  that provide additional context and meaning, and may themselves be used as data in larger structures. Data may be  used …