Information or data gathered at the beginning of a period from which variations that subsequently develop are compared.

An initial measurement that is taken at an early time point to represent a beginning condition, and is used for comparison over time to look for changes. For example, the size of a tumor will be measu [..]

A line joining base stations whose transmissions are synchronized during surveying.

In prescribed burning, the initial line of fire, usually set as a backing fire along a barrier or control line, which serves to contain subsequent burning operations. 

The electrical signal from a sensor when no measured variable is present. Often referred to the output at no-load condition.

Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed [..]

Scénario de base/scénario de référence

Ligne de base

Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, i [..]

Initial.

also base-line, 1750, originally in surveying, from base (n.) + line (n.). Baseball diamond sense is from 1867. Baseline estimate in use by 1983.

The distance between two or more telescopes that are working together as a single instrument to observe celestial objects. The wider the baseline, the greater the resolving power.

The value or condition against which all future measurements will be compared. [D04916]

A reference base that includes the time phased budget, total funding, time phased funding profile, and management reserve [D03996]

A reference base that includes the Acquisition Plan, Contract, Subcontracts, Project Master Schedule, Implementation Plan, System Engineering Management Plan, Contract Deliverable(s) List, and the Con [..]

The estimated cost to perform all work defined by the project baseline based on the defined conditions, for example, without overtime. [D03998]

A reference base that includes the User Requirements Document, System Requirements Document, Concept Definition Document, System Specifications, "Design-to" specifications, "Build-to&qu [..]

The current situation, to which future performance can be compared.  When considering outsourcing a function it is important to ‘baseline’ both the current true costs to provide those services and als [..]

The set of measurements at the beginning of a study (after any initial 'run-in' period with no intervention), with which subsequent results are compared.

1. Information gathered at the beginning of a study from which variations found in the study are measured. 2. A known value or quantity with which an unknown is compared when measured or assessed. 3. The initial time point in a clinical trial, just before a participant starts to receive the experimental treatment which is being tested. At this refe [..]

baseline is basically where things “are” in the sense that what we see is what is being done by a “majority” within a competitive space. Now you could argue that, because most are doing something, mor [..]

(NIST) A specification or product that has been formally reviewed and agreed upon, that serves as the basis for further development, and that can be changed only through formal change control procedur [..]

The distance between two or more telescopes that are working together as a single instrument to observe celestial objects. The wider the baseline, the greater the resolving power.

A benchmark, measurement, or calculation used as a basis for comparison

In typography, the imaginary horizontal line upon which the main body of the letters sits. Rounded letters actually dip slightly below the baseline to give optical balance.

One word, lower case.

The initial cycles of PCR during which there is little change in fluorescence signal (usually cycles 3 to 15).

In typography, the imaginary line on which characters sit. The x-height of a font is measured from the baseline to the top of a lowercase x. The descender, for those characters that have one, is defin [..]

n. a line that serves as a basis or reference point for observing behavior. Because this behavioral performance is stable, it is often used as a yardstick for assessing how interventions and manipulat [..]

A set of behaviours used as a control from which other results are usually compared against. Controls are used in this fashion to guage the effect of different variables on behaviours for example.

In typesetting, the invisible line on which letters and numbers set.

Agreed project schedule....Set in MS Project as a comparison point for future progress.

In psychological research a baseline is a measurement of the variable of interest at the beginning of treatment or a study that is used to compare to later measurements in order to judge the effective [..]

An invisible horizontal line on which the feet of all characters on a line of type are set, used for proper alignment

the line on which the bases of capital letters sit.

The initial soil condition before monitoring soil quality over time. Subsequent measurements on the same soil are compared to the baseline measurement.

Imaginary line along the bottom of all characters in a line of typeset text. Characters with descenders

A specification or product that has been formally reviewed and agreed upon, that thereafter serves as the basis for further development and that can be changed only through formal change control proce [..]

A starting point used for comparisons. For Indicators G4-EN6, G4-EN7 and G4-EN19, baseline is the projected energy consumption in the absence of any energy reduction activity.

The emission of greenhouse gases that would occur without the contemplated policy intervention or project activity.

(In relation to performance) Information collected before or at the start of an activity that provides a basis for planning and/or assessing subsequent progress and impact.

According to 15 CFR 990.30[Title 15. Commerce And Foreign Trade; Subtitle B. Regulations Relating To Commerce And Foreign Trade; Chapter IX. National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, Department [..]

Information about the situation or condition prior to a program or intervention.

(n) an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared(n) the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line(n) the [..]

A measurement taken when a motor is in good operating condition that is used as a reference for monitoring and analysis.

Where the bottoms of characters in a line of type (excluding descenders) line up. Typesetters measure leading from baseline to baseline.

Synonyms: baseline characteristic Definition: (BASE-line) The patient's initial information at diagnosis or shortly before treatment or before starting a clinical trial and what the later tests w [..]

A conceptual line with respect to which successive characters are aligned.

The line from which the seaward limits of a state's territorial sea and certain other maritime zones of jurisdiction are measured. Normally, a sea baseline follows the low-water line of a coastal state. When the coastline is deeply indented, has fringing islands or is highly unstable, straight baselines may be used.

The baseline is the boundary from which a nation may begin measurements to determine the portion of the adjacent oceans or continental shelf over which it may exercise sovereignty. Except in some spec [..]

Imaginary line, under a line of type, used to align characters.

The reference line in a measurement by triangulation. (I.e. The horizontal trace across the A-scan display. It represents time and is generally related to material distance or thickness.)

A reference point in travel forecasting, representing the current state of the transportation and activity systems plus projects that have already been programmed for implementation in the forecast pe [..]

A child's level of functioning or performance prior to the introduction of intervention or teaching.

The current level the child is functioning at before instruction.

An initial measurement used as the basis for future comparison. For people infected with HIV, baseline testing includes CD4 count, viral load (HIV RNA), and resistance testing. Baseline test results are used to guide HIV treatment choices and monitor effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART).

The initial allocations used during the budget process, derived from the previous year’s forward estimates.

A fore-and-aft reference line at the upper surface of the flat plate keel at the centerline for flush shell plated vessels. Vertical dimensions are measured from a horizontal plane through the baseline, often called the molded baseline.

a horizontal fore-and-aft line drawn below the keel in lines plans and loftings from which heights to various points on the hull are measured

A period during which the target behavior is recorded, but no attempt is made to modify it.

A stable and, usually, recoverable performance upon which effects of experimental variables are superimposed (e.g., a drug effect may be expressed as the change produced in baseline response rate by a [..]

The base rate of behavior against which an experimental manipulation is measured.

Repeated measures of the strength or level (e.g., frequency, intensity, rate, duration, or latency) of behavior before an experimental variable (treatment, intervention, or procedure) is introduced. B [..]

is the record of a behavior prior to the use of a method to modify it.

An abbreviated reference to a baseline condition or to the data from a baseline phase.

The level of a particular behavior before it was changed. Baseline is the same thing as operant level, starting level, or pretreatment level. If these are measured in rate, they are also equivalent to [..]

The phase of an experiment or intervention in which the behavior is measured in the absence of an intervention.

An initial measurement that is taken at an early time point to represent a beginning condition, and is used for comparison over time to look for changes. For example, the size of a tumor will be measured before treatment (baseline) and then afterwards to see if the treatment had an effect.

the time point in a study just before initiation of intervention (vaccination) when starting measurements are taken. Measurements taken at later time points may be compared with those taken at baselin [..]

refers to a patient's normal state, such as normal blood pressure, heart rate, or peak expiratory flow rate.

The numeric level of pollution coming from a source during a particular time period, which is used as a standard to measure future reduction goals and allowances against.

1.) Measure of software asset management process effectiveness used to index further improvement or deterioration via assessment. 2.) Snapshot of device, infrastructure or network configuration used f [..]

A snapshot of device, infrastructure or network configuration used for future discrepancy reporting and gap analysis.

The point at which some deliverable produced during the software engineering process is put under formal change control.

An experienced team of therapists works with the client to probe all skill areas on the ABLLS curriculum. This begins when the client enrolls and takes approximately 30 days.  The goal of establishing [..]

A CI baseline is a snapshot of a configuration item as it appears in your system in its basic form. All the changes you make to that configuration item since the snapshot was created are displayed on [..]

the back boundary of the court.

The boundary line behind each basket; also called the endline.

The back boundary line at each end of the court, parallel to the net.

Back boundary line at each end of the court, parallel to the net.

is a line that serves as a basis for measurement, calculation, or location. A line between two points or telescopes of an interferometer.

A set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control.

A baseline is a metric (often expressed visually) that allows a marketer to compare its performance on some dimension to other things such as how competitors are doing or how its own efforts fluctuate over time.

The distance between two or more telescopes that are working together as a single instrument to observe celestial objects. The wider the baseline, the greater the resolving power.

A starting point used for comparisons. Source: GRI, G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

Facts about the condition or performance of subjects prior to treatment or intervention.

 GHG emissions from activities that would have occurred in the absence of offsetting or transfer policies or projects. Not to be confused with business-as-usual.

(See Performance Baseline) (USAID Automated Directives System - ADS - Chapters 200-203).

The imaginary line upon which all capital Letters and most lower-case letters rest. Source: Bob Bahr, "Drawing" magazine, Spring 2006, pp. 83

A network baseline is a "snapshot" of activity and performance at a given time. A baseline is used to measure changes in network performance.

A baseline is the value of a result indicator at the beginning of the programming period (for example, the number of start-ups in that year for a priority that intends to drive up the number of start-ups in a region). Each result indicator requires a baseline value (art. 6, ERDF regulation, art. 5, CF regulation; art. 16, ETC regulation).

   A prior set period of time used to set the benchmark for measuring change in sales, volume and/or profit.   Biodiesel

An imaginary line upon which letters sit and descenders extend below the baseline.

a point at which some deliverable produced during the software engineering process is put under formal change control

A line that is a base for measurement or for construction. ''A laser level generates a convenient baseline for interior work.'' A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison. ''W [..]

The line that is at each end of the basketball court. Commentators often use this Basketball Phrase.

An observation or value that represents the normal background level, or an initial level, of a measurable quantity; used for comparison with values representing response to experimental intervention or an environmental stimulus, usually implying that the baseline and response values refer to the same individual or system.

This term is used in different ways. In REDD+, it typically represents the projected anthropogenic changes in forest carbon stock that would occur in the absence of the proposed project activity or po [..]

A phase during a study when the participants are not receiving any treatments. This is usually at the beginning of a trial before treatment is started.

a fore and aft reference line taken at the upper surface of the flat keel plate alonf the centreline; sometimes written as base line

A snapshot in time representing the current agreed-upon, reviewed, and approved set of requirements for a specific product release.