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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The stakes are heightened by the looming transition: Powell’s term as chair ends in May, making whatever the committee lays out this week the baseline his successor stands to inherit.

From The Wall Street Journal

For flatulence, however, there is no widely accepted baseline.

From Science Daily

A MacBook Air, where the software excelled, is definitely the baseline system for people who want to recruit AI assistants.

From The Wall Street Journal

But today’s data do provide a baseline—and not a bad one at that—from which to track the impact of the oil shock.

From Barron's

Reach for 80/20 ground chuck as your baseline.

From Salon