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.

Examples of reference point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 4,850 level is also a key reference point in terms of where the market’s 5-year uptrend line comes into play — the uptrend line in effect since the 2020 Covid low. —Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025

My main concern is continuing to be a reference point in the future. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025

William Herbert, executive director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions at Hunter College, says the deal could be used as a reference point for early-career researchers who are negotiating contracts with their own universities. —Bykatie Langin, science.org, 10 Jan. 2025

One of the primary institutions regulating the price of gold is the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), which functions as a reference point for the market. —Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for reference point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint