基线 (jī xiàn) — baseline (a reference point or standard used for comparison or measurement)

Definition

Examples

• 测量人员以这条基线为标准进行后续工作。
  Cè liáng rén yuán yǐ zhè tiáo jī xiàn wèi biāo zhǔn jìn xíng hòu xù gōng zuò.
  The surveyors used this baseline as the standard for subsequent work.
• 数据分析需要先确定一个基线。
  Shù jù fēn xī xū yào xiān què dìng yí gè jī xiàn.
  Data analysis requires first establishing a baseline.
• 项目进度要对照原始基线来评估。
  Xiàng mù jìn dù yào duì zhào yuán shǐ jī xiàn lái píng gū.
  Project progress should be evaluated against the original baseline.