Baseline Meaning and Definition


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Baseline meaning

Word: Baseline

How to pronounce: ˈbeɪslaɪn

Noun

Definitions:

1. A minimum or starting point used for comparisons.

Example sentences: "An alternative to creating external baselines is to use comparisons of rates of stops and other behaviors among police officers to identify typical rates."

2. (in tennis, volleyball, etc.) the line marking each end of the court.

Example sentences: "She has an ally in Seles, the player whose double-fisted power game from the baseline provided the template for so many of the current crop."

3. The line between bases which a runner must stay close to when running.

Example sentences: "In its upper reaches the stream and its banks are bare as the baseline from home plate to first base."

4. The imaginary straight line on which a line of type rests.


Synonyms:

initial index

reference

basis

baseline level


Derivations:

base


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Baseline in Other Languages...

Spanish:

German: Grundlinie

French: Base

Italian:

Turkish: Taban


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