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Baseline

/ˈbeɪslaɪn/

A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.

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📖 Definitions of "Baseline"

noun

1
A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
"A laser level generates a convenient baseline for interior work."
2
A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
"We used the last doctor visit to provide baselines for vital statistics."
3
A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
"Several characters typically have descenders below the lower baseline."
4
The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
"The umpire missed the call. The ball hit the baseline."

verb

1
To provide a baseline for measurement.
2
To play from the baseline.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Baseline"

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Word	Definition
benchmarknoun	A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
benchmarkingnoun	A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
footnotenoun	A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.
datumnoun	Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
refnoun	A surname.
referencingnoun	The making of a reference.
databasenoun	(computing) A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
referencenoun	The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
scenarionoun	An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
referringnoun	The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
refernoun	(journalism) A blurb on the front page of a newspaper issue or section that refers the reader to the full story inside the issue or section by listing its slug or headline and its page number.
referentnoun	(semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
referralnoun	The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
foundationnoun	That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
basisnoun	A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
groundworknoun	The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
basedverb	Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
standardnoun	A level of quality or attainment.