dataset
noun
da·ta·set
ˈdā-tə-ˌset 
ˈda-,
also ˈdä-
variants
or less commonly data set
plural datasets also data sets
: a collection of data taken from a single source or intended for a single project
analyzed the dataset
If you're using a public dataset, make sure the data comes from a reliable source …—
Ben Dickson
Ben DicksonThe company is also … continuing to build its own dataset to improve its machine learning models.—Alexandra S. Levine
Alexandra S. LevineSince AIs need a data set to learn and recognize patterns, one major worry artists have is that their artwork is being used for AI learning, raising concerns of copyright infringement.—Daniel Salcedo Rubio
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Small, intentional datasets often outperform huge, biased ones.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
These differences mean that the same incident may or may not appear in a dataset, depending on the rules applied.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The data also illustrates how much borders have shifted: One of the earliest trips studied was by Czechoslovakia’s prime minister to East Germany, neither of which exist today; one of the latest was by Montenegro’s president to Azerbaijan, neither of which existed when the dataset began.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
These differences mean that the same incident may or may not appear in a dataset, depending on the rules applied.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The data also illustrates how much borders have shifted: One of the earliest trips studied was by Czechoslovakia’s prime minister to East Germany, neither of which exist today; one of the latest was by Montenegro’s president to Azerbaijan, neither of which existed when the dataset began.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Dataset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dataset. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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