What part of speech is “data”
Noun
Definition:
the noun form of data refers to information (often numeric) in the form of facts or statistics that can be collected, organized, and representing to analyze or interpret.
Rules:
noun data is always plural, but it still may be used with words 'this' and 'that.'
Examples:
1. The data collected from this survey will be very helpful in understanding customer preferences.
2. Data from the last decade shows a significant rise in the number of international tourists.
3. Many experts are still analyzing the data obtained from this experiment.
Tips:
if you want to talk about data in singular form, you may use a phrase 'piece of,' which can help to clarify or emphasize the context of usage. For example 'Take this piece of data to create new article.'