baseline

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.

   • A laser level generates a convenient baseline for interior work.
2. 2

   A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.

   • We used the last doctor visit to provide baselines for vital statistics.
   • Currently, about fifty million square miles of land on the planet are ice-free, and this is the baseline that's generally used for calculating human impacts.
3. 3

   A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.

   • Several characters typically have descenders below the lower baseline.
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   1. 4

      The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.

      • The umpire missed the call. The ball hit the baseline.
   2. 5

      A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as…

      A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.

      • The baseline configuration includes unsupported components.
   3. 6

      To provide a baseline for measurement.

      • Finally, the test was baselined by evaluating the best and poorest catalysts of their respective types by this protocol.
      • To ensure Lojban remains stable while people learn it, the language definition is being closely controlled; the grammar and core vocabulary have already been baselined (frozen) for several years.
   4. 7

      To play from the baseline.

      • By the time Maggie, who is eight years younger than Manuela, started playing, baselining was no longer enough to win points, so she learned to move around the court more …

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