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benchmark

1 noun
     
bench‧mark1 [countable]
something that is used as a standard by which other things can be judged or measured:
benchmark data
The valuation becomes a benchmark against which to judge other prices.
benchmark for
figures that are a useful benchmark for measuring the company's performance
benchmark of
results that are used as a benchmark of success
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