baseline

[beys-lahyn] / ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn /

NOUN

basic standard or level

Synonyms

STRONGEST

control criterion guideline measure standard

STRONG

diagnostic touchstone

WEAK

basis example exemplar paradigm precedent threshold

Example Sentences

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He added there was only a "baseline risk" to the public.

From BBC

"The messaging is that the general public is really only at baseline risk."

From BBC

This isn’t the Fed’s or my personal baseline scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal

Climate change warms the atmosphere, raising baseline temperatures and making heat-trapping weather patterns more intense and longer-lasting.

From Los Angeles Times

However, she cautioned, "this baseline forecast is under pressure from the conflict in the Middle East".

From Barron's