"base year" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: base years [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} base year (plural base years)
  1. (statistics, economics) a year chosen for comparison with other years, in statistical analysis and various indices, such as a price index. It usually has an arbitrary value of 100 to make percentage comparisons easier. A new base year can be chosen as the years progress. Categories (topical): Economics, Statistics Translations (year chosen for comparison): basisår [neuter] (Danish), basisår [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), basisår [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), taong takad (Tagalog), takad na taon (Tagalog), ปีฐาน (Thai)
    Sense id: en-base_year-en-noun-gbTuzmnA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: economics, mathematics, science, sciences, statistics

Inflected forms

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      "word": "takad na taon"
    },
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      "sense": "year chosen for comparison",
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