collecting data
noun phraseUK /kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈdeɪtə/
US /kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈdeɪtə/
Gathering facts and numbers to learn about something.
The students are collecting data about how many books each class reads.
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2. The act of measuring and noting things in a science experiment.
Collecting data during the experiment helped them see which plant grew fastest.
3. Gathering numbers to answer a question or solve a problem.
The town is collecting data on traffic to decide where to build a new crossing.
4. Recording information over time to spot patterns.
By collecting data every day, the weather team noticed a pattern of warmer mornings.