Data

According to Wikipedia the term data means groups of information that represent the qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. This means that anything taking meaning and being used for purpose can be used as data. As humans we take in millions and millions of peices of data every single day and sometimes without even knowing it. We process this data into information and then turn that information into knowledge which we use for personal gain. Wheither this is for making a good grade on a test or for figuring out which car insurance to purchase. We learn to better things and this all starts with data.