Complete Definition of "benchmark"

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English
Etymology
bench + mark

Noun
en-noun

  1. a standard by which something is evaluated or measured
  2. a surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point

Verb
en-verb

  1. To measure the performance of an item relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner

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Revision and Credits for"benchmark"
  • 2007-10-03 08:51 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/212.219.247.220|212.219.247.220]] ([[User_talk:212.219.247.220|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]]

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