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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesligne de base
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ligne de base
"Cette étude établit une ligne de base pour les recherches futures."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A minimum or starting point used for comparisons.
"We need to establish a baseline for our project metrics before making any changes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a compound of 'base' (from Old French 'bas', ultimately from Latin 'bassus' meaning low) and 'line' (from Old English 'līne', from Latin 'linea' meaning string or thread). Originally established in surveying and geometry to denote a fundamental reference line, its semantic domain expanded across science, engineering, and project management to signify any standard or minimum against which all subsequent measurements or achievements are compared.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Baseline" is said worldwide
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ligne de base
Transliteration: ligne de base
"Cette étude établit une ligne de base pour les recherches futures."
Basislinie
Transliteration: Basislinie
"Wir müssen eine neue Basislinie für unsere Messungen festlegen."
linea di base
Transliteration: linea di base
"Dobbiamo definire una linea di base per il confronto."
línea de base
Transliteration: línea de base
"Este informe sirve como línea de base para evaluar el progreso."
linha de base
Transliteration: linha de base
"Precisamos definir uma linha de base antes de prosseguir."
आधार रेखा
Transliteration: aadhar rekha
"हमें अपनी प्रगति के लिए एक आधार रेखा स्थापित करनी होगी।"
基准线
Transliteration: jīzhǔnxiàn
"我们需要为这个项目设定一个基准线。"
기준선
Transliteration: gijunseon
"우리는 성과 평가를 위한 기준선을 설정해야 한다."
基準線
Transliteration: kijunsen
"このデータを今後の比較のための基準線とします。"
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