benchmark
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
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benchmark (plural benchmarks)
- a standard by which something is evaluated or measured
- a surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point
[edit] Translations
- Dutch: ijkpunt nl(nl) n.
- Italian: riferimento it(it) m.
[edit] Verb
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to benchmark (third-person singular simple present benchmarks, present participle benchmarking, simple past and past participle benchmarked)
- To measure the performance of an item relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner