baseline
noun/ˈbeɪslaɪn/
/ˈbeɪslaɪn/
[usually singular]- (sport) a line marking each end of the court in tennis or the edge of the area where a player can run in baseball Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
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- (specialist) a line or measurement that is used as a starting point when comparing facts
- The figures for 2024 were used as a baseline for the study.
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