ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
1. : a usually initial set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control
2. : a starting point
a kind of baseline from which all discussions … must proceed — Nicholas Lemann
ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
1. : a usually initial set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control
2. : a starting point
a kind of baseline from which all discussions … must proceed — Nicholas Lemann
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012