baseline
/ˈbeɪslaɪn/
verb
- To establish a starting point or standard for comparison.
- The researchers baselined each participant's fitness level.
- We need to baseline the project's costs before we begin.
- The IT team will baseline the network performance this week.
noun
- A minimum or starting point used for comparisons.
- The company uses last year's sales as a baseline for this year's goals.
- Before starting the diet, the doctor recorded her weight as a baseline.
- The test results gave us a baseline for measuring future improvement.
- In sports like tennis or baseball, the line marking the back or side boundary of the playing area.
- The runner was safe because he touched the baseline before the tag.
- The tennis player hit a powerful shot from the baseline.
- She stood just behind the baseline, waiting for the serve.
- A line that serves as a basis for measurement or calculation.
- The architect drew a baseline on the blueprint to align the walls.
- Surveyors used a baseline to measure the distance across the field.
- In the graph, the baseline represents zero degrees.