Plural of donnee; multiple basic facts, assumptions, or given premises that form the foundation of something.
French plural of 'donnée,' maintaining the French spelling in English academic and literary usage. This preserves the philosophical and artistic contexts where the term originated.
In literature classes, professors ask 'what are the donnees of this narrative?'—basically, what has to be accepted as true for the story to work? It's a sophisticated way of analyzing what a writer assumes the reader will just go along with.
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