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Definitions

frame of reference

NOUN
standards for judging or deciding
Synonyms
WEAK
context coordinate system framework reference frame reference system standpoint universe of discourse

Example Sentences

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Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

But before jumping to a conclusion that F1 has been ruined by what amounts to the biggest rule change in the sport's history, it's important to establish a frame of reference.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Its frame of reference runs deeper, and it looks for inspiration in such modernist masterpieces as I.M.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

At that time, their frame of reference came mostly from online images.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

I had never seen a soap opera in America, so I had no frame of reference, but the Iranian soap operas were absurd.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram