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benchmark::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bench mark |
| Type of | reference, point of reference, reference point |
benchmark::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | measure, standard, touchstone, criterion |
his painting sets the benchmark of quality.
Examples of benchmark
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The Bovespa is the only benchmark stock index in the Americas to fall this year.
From the bloomberg.com
This time, Infiniti had the benchmark, BMW's 5 Series sedans, in its crosshairs.
From the businessweek.com
The speed of the world's supercomputers is determined by the LINKPACK benchmark.
From the forbes.com
The iPad boots up faster but the netbook crushed the iPad on the Java benchmark.
From the forbes.com
The miner's shares soared 30p to 1655p, handing it first place on the benchmark.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
They are an international benchmark by which public sector innovation is judged.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
The Central Bank responded with a half-point cut in its benchmark interest rate.
From the economist.com
Ask neighbors with same-size homes how much they pay so you'll have a benchmark.
From the suntimes.com
In math, 47 percent achieved that benchmark, below the 75 percent state average.
From the businessweek.com
- A standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
- A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
- In computing, a benchmark is the act of running a computer program, a set of programs, or other operations, in order to assess the relative performance of an object, normally by running a number of standard tests and trials against it. ...
- Crude oil benchmarks, also known as oil markers, were first introduced in the mid 1980s. There are three primary benchmarks, WTI, Brent Blend, and Dubai. ...
- The term benchmark originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made in stone structures, into which an angle-iron could be placed to form a "bench" for a leveling rod, thus ensuring that a leveling rod could be accurately repositioned in the same place in future. ...
- Benchmarking is the process of comparing one's business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and/or best practices from other industries. Dimensions typically measured are quality, time, and cost. Improvements from learning mean doing things better, faster, and cheaper.
- (Benchmarking (geolocating)) Benchmarking (also known as benchmark hunting) is an activity in which individuals or teams of participants go out and find benchmarks (also known as survey markers or geodetic control points). They typically then log their finds online. ...
- 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; To measure the performance of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner
- (Benchmarking) measures standards of performance against others doing similar work.
