Benchmark

Definitions

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.
3. A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: criterion”

“Is the pope Catholic? Forgive⟳ the posing of a question⟳ that is usually rhetorical, the absolute benchmark of certainty, and traditionally regarded as even more settled than the one pertaining to the lavatorial arrangements of bears.”

“In a press⟳ release⟳, CARB expanded on their decision. "The LCFS reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by setting a declining carbon intensity target⟳ for transportation fuels used in California; producers that don't meet⟳ established benchmarks buy⟳ credits from those that do. This system has generated $4 billion in annual private sector investment toward a cleaner transportation sector."”

“Near-synonym: datum”

CEFR level