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bench mark definition

bench mark

noun

  1. a surveyor's mark made on a permanent landmark of known position and altitude: it is used as a reference point in determining other altitudes
  2. a standard or point of reference in measuring or judging quality, value, etc.
Also, and for 2 usually, written benchmark bench′·mark′

noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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