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Baseline

noun

An imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared.

The back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line. Synonym: service line.

The lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases.

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"Baseline" Quotes from Famous Books

... of celestial science. Our planet is but a modest unit among the great celestial assemblage of worlds; but, modest as it is, it is that unit about which we have by far the fullest and most reliable knowledge. The earth not only furnishes the physical baseline of celestial observation, but supplies all the appliances by which inquiry penetrates the depths of the heavens. Not alone earth-science, as such, but several of the intensive sciences brought into being through the intellectual ...

— College Teaching - Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College • Paul Klapper

... situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and ...

— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States

... that overwhelming power is a key to hitting winning shots, but this is also true of Lawn Tennis. Employing the so-called "Big Game of Tennis" is an absolute must if a circuit player today is going to be a winner. No longer do you see any classic baseline duels where the premium is on guile and steadiness. The Big Service, the powerful rapier-like follow-up volley or overhead smash are the standard weapons that pay off in ...

— Squash Tennis • Richard C. Squires