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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

This is rocking Britain in a way Americans may struggle to fathom if their frame of reference is U.S. public broadcasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

"Many have no frame of reference as to what measles can do to a child, family or community."

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

They seem to have no mathematical frame of reference and no basic understandings on which to build.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos