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    <p>Tom, er I mean Tim Servo for the (geeky) win! Although I still
      think it should be "Datumses"  ;-)</p>
    <p>--timmers<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/22/2018 9:17 PM, Tim Parkhurst
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      <div dir="ltr">In the case of engineering drawings, "Datum" is
        defined as a reference point, line, plane, or surface. In this
        instance, the plural is "Datums." When GD&T (Geometric
        Dimensioning and Tolerancing) notation is used, Datum Symbols
        are used to call out how the part is to be jigged for
        inspection, eliminating a lot of inconsistencies.
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                    "Imagination is more important than knowledge." -
                    Albert Einstein<br>
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          <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 6:09 PM,
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                    style="line-height:1;padding:0.5em">The plural of
                    datum is data.<br>
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                            <div>Question: is the plural of datum
                              "datem" or "datums"?
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                              <div>Tim (professional designer/drafter: I
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                                          "Imagination is more important
                                          than knowledge." - Albert
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                                  2018 at 5:53 PM, Tim Ressel <span
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                                        --Tim Ressel<br>
                                        Circuit Abbey<br>
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--Tim Ressel
Circuit Abbey
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