historical data

UK: /hɪˈstɒrɪkəl ˈdeɪtə/

historical datum

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Definition of historical data - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

stored information about past events or values used for study or prediction

TECH.

Analysts rely on historical data to forecast next year's sales trends.
The algorithm is calibrated using historical data from multiple market cycles.
Without reliable historical data, the model’s predictions would be meaningless.

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Expressions with historical

historical document

written record from the past

The museum displayed a historical document from the 18th century.

historical fiction

stories blending real events with fictional characters

The novel is a work of historical fiction set during World War II.

historical novel

novel set in a specific historical period

She loves reading a historical novel about ancient Rome.

historical novelist

person who writes novels set in the past

She is a famous historical novelist.

historical paper

written work about past events

The historical paper detailed the events of the 1800s.

historical record

documented information about past events

The museum archives hold many historical records of the city's development.

Expressions with data

massage the data

change numbers or information to make results look better

They tried to massage the data before the report was published.

a flood of data

overwhelming amount of information to process

The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.

torture the data

manipulate data to get desired results

The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.

basic data

essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something

The form asks for basic data like your name and address.

customer data

information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details

The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.

data collector

person whose job is to gather information for some purpose

The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

data entry

job of entering data into computer systems

She works in data entry at a large corporation.

output data

data produced by a system after processing given information

The program writes the output data to a file for later analysis.

data sharing

practice of giving information to other people groups or systems

Clear rules for data sharing were written into the contract.

data-backed

adj.

supported or proven by information or facts

We made a data-backed decision for the project.

Terms with historical data included in their meaning

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archive file

data

file used to store historical data

backtest

finance

evaluation of a strategy using historical data

backtesting

technology

running a program with historical data to check performance

hindcast

oceanography

analyze past ocean conditions using historical data

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French:données historiques, ...
German:historische Daten, ...
Italian:dati storici, ...
Spanish:datos históricos, ...
Portuguese:dados históricos, ...
Chinese:历史数据, ...
Japanese:過去データ, ...
Arabic:بَيانات تاريخيّة, ...
Hebrew:נְתוּנִים הִיסְטוֹרִיִּים, ...
Russian:исторические данные, ...
Ukrainian:історичні дані, ...
Hindi:ऐतिहासिक आँकड़े, ...
Bengali:ঐতিহাসিক তথ্য, ...
Catalan:dades històriques, ...
Czech:historická data, ...
Danish:historiske data, ...
Dutch:historische gegevens, ...
Greek:ιστορικά δεδομένα, ...
Hungarian:történeti adatok, ...
Khmer:ទិន្នន័យប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:과거 데이터, ...
Persian:داده‌های تاریخی, ...
Polish:dane historyczne, ...
Portuguese (BR):dados históricos, ...
Romanian:date istorice, ...
Swedish:historiska data, ...
Thai:ข้อมูลในอดีต, ...
Turkish:tarihsel veriler, ...
Vietnamese:dữ liệu lịch sử, ...

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