baseline
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noun Also, base line.
1.
Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.
2.
Tennis. the line at each end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the in-bounds limit of play.
3.
(in perspective drawing) a horizontal line in the immediate foreground formed by the intersection of the ground plane and the picture plane.
4.
a basic standard or level; guideline: to establish a baseline for future studies.
5.
a specific value or values that can serve as a comparison or control.
6.
Typography. the imaginary line on which the bottoms of primary letters align.
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Electronics. a horizontal or vertical line formed on the face of a cathode-ray tube by the sweep of the scanning dot.
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Naval Architecture. a line on the body plan or sheer plan of a hull, representing a horizontal reference plane for vertical dimensions.
adjective
10.
basic or essential.
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| —n | |
| 1. | surveying a measured line through a survey area from which triangulations are made |
| 2. | an imaginary line, standard of value, etc, by which things are measured or compared |
| 3. | a line at each end of a tennis court that marks the limit of play |
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Example sentences
So-called information gain and travel utility increase the farther you get from home and from your baseline comfort level.
Each accomplishment only lifts one up to a new baseline of expectations.
Additionally, an availability baseline that was established when your application was small may not be relevant any more.
The first phase of today's procedure is a baseline interval that maps the activity of my brain at rest.
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