Definitions for point of reference
point of ref·er·ence

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1. reference point, point of reference, referencenoun

   an indicator that orients you generally

   "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"

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1. point of referencenoun

   A particular point in space which is used as an endpoint to measure a distance from or chart a map from.

2. point of referencenoun

   An unique intellectual datum used to relate other ideas.

3. Etymology: point + of + reference

Matched Categories

1. • Indicator

How to pronounce point of reference?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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How to say point of reference in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of point of reference in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of point of reference in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of point of reference in a Sentence

1. Maria Salazar:

   The difference between us and other communities is that we have a point of reference. We know what Venezuela and Cuba and Nicaragua and Ecuador and Peru and Argentina and Chile look like. We know Mexico. We know, so it's very easy to compare, my parents fled socialism, and anything that has that word attached to it, whether its democratic socialism or pragmatic socialism, that's all the theory. It's not the practice. We have experienced the practice. We have the wounds, and we have the whips on our backs. We know. We know what socialism means.

2. Tom Angell:

   As a point of reference, in 2008 no major candidate even supported decriminalization when asked in a debate, and our movement had to chase them around New Hampshire and repeatedly harass them just to garner pledges to stop federal raids on state-legal medical marijuana patients.

3. Konrad Szymanski:

   As to the part (of the reform) on which we expected the Venice Commission's opinion, most definitely (the opinion) will be taken very seriously by the government, i think that, verging on certainty, one could say it will be subject to intensive parliamentary work, and it will be an important point of reference for what may happen in the future when it comes to the shape of Poland's constitutional judiciary.

4. Rita Sorrenti:

   It's a piece of the city's history and identity that can't be wasted, for more than 60 years it was our point of reference, Milan's theater.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=point of reference
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Point_of_Reference