Infrastructure · Data Structures
Datum
Raw unit of fact
Definition
Mechanism
A single unit of raw, unprocessed fact. Unlike information, it has no attached meaning yet, just existence. Singular of Data.
Invariants
None stated.
Risks
Failure modes
None stated.
Relationships
Root pattern: builds on nothing in this library.
Used by
References
Datum whose observed value deviates from the expected baseline, triggering investigation
Provisional truth
Keyed storage for reusing previously obtained values
Structural processing error definition
Mind
Specific to general logic
Physics
Irrelevant information
Accepts
Composes with
Condensed information
Yields
Mind
Atomic cognitive step
Reference
Data schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"payload",
"source_id"
],
"properties": {
"payload": {
"description": "The raw fact or value (any valid JSON)"
},
"source_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Origin of the datum"
},
"timestamp": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
}
}
}