frame of reference

Example Sentences

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If someone explains that some animations at certain frame rates or with flashing features can cause seizures, people have a frame of reference.

From The Verge

But we at least have a frame of reference here: “Most people are used to four, five, six hours on a notebook in the $399 to $699 space,” says AMD technical marketing director Robert Hallock.

From The Verge

Was “Star Wars” your closest frame of reference when Marvel sought you for “Moon Knight”? Was that what made you wary?

From New York Times

“You have a frame of reference,” Rivera said.

From Washington Times

"He was a 62-year-old who grew up on a horse farm in rural Indiana. I was a 23-year-old who grew up in Tribeca in lower Manhattan - our frames of reference couldn't be more different."

From BBC