"benchmark" meaning in English

See benchmark in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-benchmark.wav [US] Forms: benchmark [singular], benchmarks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A benchmark is a standard by which something is compared to.
    Sense id: simple-benchmark-en-noun-NXJCURIe

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-benchmark.wav [US] Forms: benchmark [canonical], benchmarks [third-person, singular], benchmarked [past], benchmarked [past, participle], benchmarking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you benchmark something, you measure its performance or quality according to a standard.
    Sense id: simple-benchmark-en-verb--g0dbXDN
     
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