point of reference
A 'point of reference' is crucial in various fields to provide a basis for understanding, evaluating, or navigating information or locations.
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Definition
B2Navigation
(technical)A specific location or object used to determine the position or direction of something else.
Example
- The lighthouse serves as a point of reference for sailors approaching the shore.
B2Communication
(general)An idea or fact used to understand or explain something.
Example
- In her argument, she used historical events as points of reference.
B2Evaluation
(general)A standard or criterion by which something is judged or compared.
Example
- The new policy will be assessed using last year's performance as a point of reference.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "point of reference":
frame of referencereference timepoint of intereststarting pointpoint of contactpoint of viewreporting pointpoint of departurefocal pointinertial referencevantage pointdata pointpoint masstake pointpoint personanchor pointfixed pointpoint d'appuipivot pointturning point