baseline

baseline
noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1610 1. a line serving as a basis; especially one of known measure or position used (as in surveying or navigation) to calculate or locate something 2. a. either of the lines on a baseball field that lead from home plate to first base and third base and are extended into the outfield as foul lines b. base path 3. a boundary line at either end of a court (as in tennis or basketball) 4. a usually initial set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control 5. a starting point <
the baseline of this discussion
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