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''Data'' ( Greek: Δεδομένα, ''Dedomena'') is a work by
Euclid Euclid (; ; BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician. Considered the "father of geometry", he is chiefly known for the '' Elements'' treatise, which established the foundations of geometry that largely domina ...
. It deals with the nature and implications of "given" information in geometrical problems. The subject matter is closely related to the first four books of
Euclid Euclid (; ; BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician. Considered the "father of geometry", he is chiefly known for the '' Elements'' treatise, which established the foundations of geometry that largely domina ...
's '' Elements''.


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;Greek text *''Data'', ed. H. Menge, in ''Euclidis opera omnia'', vol. 6, Leipzig: Teubner, 1896
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;English versions *Translated by Robert Simson
1821 edition1838 edition
*''The Data of Euclid'', trans. from the text of Menge by George L. McDowell and Merle A. Sokolik, Baltimore: Union Square Press, 1993 () *''The Medieval Latin Translation of the Data of Euclid'', translated by Shuntaro Ito, Tokyo University Press, 1980 and Birkhauser, 1998. () Works by Euclid {{math-hist-stub