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Basic vs Baseline - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between basic and baseline

is that basic is a necessary commodity, a staple requirement while baseline is a line that is a base for measurement or for construction.

As an adjective basic

is necessary, essential for life or some process.

As a proper noun BASIC

is a family of third-generation programming languages (c.1964 on).

As a verb baseline is

to provide a baseline for measurement.

basic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Necessary, essential for life or some process.
    • Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
  • Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
    • The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is purely basic .
  • (chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
  • (slang) Vapid, boring, or uncool.
  • * 2011 , (Kreayshawn), "(Gucci Gucci)", (w, Somethin' 'Bout Kreay) :
    • Gucci Gucci, Louis Louis, Fendi Fendi, Prada / Them basic bitches wear that shit, so I don't even bother
  • * 2013 , Sam Stryker, " Why Does Everyone Hate Anne Hathaway?", The Observer (University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College), Volume 46, Issue 101, 1 March 2013, page 11:
    • I'm not saying people are jealous of Hathaway because she is so perfect. Yes, she does have it all — husband, healthy career, good looks. But she doesn't do anything in an "awesome" way. She's basic .
  • * 2014 , Trevor Thrall, " Firing Line: Rowling says ‘JK,’ Ron and Hermione not meant to be", The Daily Campus (Southern Methodist University), Volume 99, Issue 54, 3 February 2014, page 4:
    • And what can be said about Ginny? She’s basic . My guess is that she spends her time drinking pumpkin spice lattes and watching “Pretty Little Liars.” The Chosen One is way out of her quidditch league.
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    • Synonyms

    * See also * (chemistry) alkaline

    Antonyms

    * (chemistry) acidic

    Derived terms

    * basically * BASIC

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
    • Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
  • An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
    • Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.
  • (military) Basic training.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    baseline

    English

    (wikipedia baseline)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
    • We used used the last doctor visit to provide baselines for vital statistics.
  • (typography) A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
    • Several characters typically have descenders below the lower baseline .
  • (tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
    • The ref missed the call. The ball hit the baseline .
  • (engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
    • The baseline configuration includes unsupported components.

    Derived terms

    * baseline driver * baseline game * baselined * baseliner

    Verb

    (baselin)
  • (engineering, computing) To provide a baseline for measurement.
  • * {{quote-book, 1993, M.M. Mitchell et al., chapter=Residual Feed Cracking Catalysts, Fluid Catalytic Cracking, editors=Magee & Mitchell citation
    • , passage=Finally, the test was baselined by evaluating the best and poorest catalysts of their respective types by this protocol.}}
  • (tennis) To play from the baseline.
  • * {{quote-book, 2002, , The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup citation
    • , passage=By the time Maggie, who is eight years younger than Manuela, started playing, baselining was no longer enough to win points, so she learned to move around the court more …}}

    Anagrams

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