reference point
noun
: something that is used to judge or understand something else
The professor used the study as a reference point for evaluating and discussing other theories.
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Potential Downside Risk and Investor Considerations Considering the 2020 market downturn as a possible reference point, a similar percentage decline (around 30%) from PepsiCo’s previous highs this year might drive the stock below $110.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
As a result, entries with missing or incomplete birth dates may default to a reference point over 150 years in the past.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
But there’s none of his earlier reference point’s casual cheer, and maybe that makes sense for a man in his 70s.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
In that vein, conversations on trans identity are likely to be many viewers’ reference point for the movie’s subject matter, but Hughes-Hallet’s approach is remarkably detailed and informative, going beyond that lens.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
As a result, entries with missing or incomplete birth dates may default to a reference point over 150 years in the past.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
But there’s none of his earlier reference point’s casual cheer, and maybe that makes sense for a man in his 70s.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
In that vein, conversations on trans identity are likely to be many viewers’ reference point for the movie’s subject matter, but Hughes-Hallet’s approach is remarkably detailed and informative, going beyond that lens.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Reference point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reference%20point. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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