A four-star general with over 30 years of military service makes $15,690.90 per month. That is an annual salary of $188,290.80.
Data is a plural of datum, which is originally a Latin noun meaning âsomething given.â Today, data is used in English both as a plural noun meaning âfacts or pieces of informationâ (These data are described more fully elsewhere) and as a singular mass noun meaning âinformationâ: Not much data is available on flood control in Brazil.
Nature of Data. The term data is broadly defined as a recorded observation of sensory input; thus data are empirical, that is events perceived by the senses.The following terms refer to distinctions that are commonly made with regard to data: 1  qualitative vs. quantitative. 2  discrete vs. continuous.ature of Data. The term data is broadly defined as a recorded observation of sensory input; thus data are empirical, that is events perceived by the senses.