baseline
Starting measurement point
A baseline is a starting point for comparison.
In medicine, baseline measurements establish a patient's normal values before treatment: The doctor ordered baseline bloodwork.
In project management, baseline refers to the original plan against which progress is measured.
In tennis and basketball, the baseline is the back boundary line of the court.
To baseline something is to establish such a reference point.
Directing attention elsewhere
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- datumSingle unit of information
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
criterion · gauge · norm · measure · metric · control · comparison · threshold
Single unit of information
- elevationHeight above reference point
- geodeticOf Earth measurement science
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- triangulationLocation via three points
contour · benchmark · reference point · geodesy · topography · coordinates · cartography · altitude
Attend to needs
- backhandRacket stroke across body
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- rallyGathering for a cause
- tennisRacquet sport over net
net · court · volley · ready position · stance · footwork · return · positioning
Initial stage of something
- outsetInitial point of something
- onsetStarting point of something
- inceptionFounding moment
- originStarting point or source
starting point · reference point · initial · foundation · groundwork · launch · kickoff · genesis
Measurable life indicators
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
- screeningEvaluative selection process
lab values · normal range · resting · pre-treatment · control group · biomarkers · patient history · clinical
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
yardstick · criterion · gauge · norm · measure · metric · control · comparison · threshold · parameters
datum
Single unit of information
- elevationHeight above reference point
- geodeticOf Earth measurement science
- levelingMaking flat or equal
triangulation · contour · benchmark · reference point · geodesy · topography · coordinates · cartography · altitude · mapping
serve
Attend to needs
tennis · net · court · volley · ready position · stance · footwork · return · positioning · game
beginning
Initial stage of something
origin · starting point · reference point · initial · foundation · groundwork · launch · kickoff · genesis · threshold
vital signs
Measurable life indicators
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
lab values · screening · normal range · resting · pre-treatment · control group · biomarkers · patient history · clinical · initial assessment
x-height
Lowercase letter body dimension
- descenderLetter part below baseline
- ascenderOne moving upward
- letterformA character's visual structure
glyph · font · stroke · leading · kerning · point size · alignment · grid
- standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
- basketball termspoint guard, shooting guard, dribble, assist, turnover
- court linessideline, service box, tramline
- data patternstrend, spike, outlier, cluster, gap
- reference pointsdatum, data point, benchmark, reference point, anchor point
- tennis rulesfoot fault, scoring, tiebreak, let, fault
baselinedeviation
Departure from expected path
anomaly · outlier · variance · aberration · fluctuation
baselineendpoint
Final point reached
end · conclusion · final result · finish · finale