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benchmarking

[ bench-mahr-king ]

noun

  1. the act or practice of measuring something against a standard, or of testing it in order to develop such a standard:

    The system measures nursing outcomes on a numerical scale, facilitating the benchmarking of nursing practices across facilities and jurisdictions.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of benchmarking1

First recorded in 1965–70; benchmark ( def ) + -ing 1( def )
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Example Sentences

In a letter that went out to schools Thursday night, Travis Gayles, public health chief in Montgomery County, laid out state guidelines on in-person instruction, saying county case numbers and test positivity rates exceed Maryland’s benchmarks.

There was in fact an existing benchmark in the marketing literature, based on a series of earlier papers.

The campaign also performed 141 percent higher than industry benchmarks for engagement rate.

From Digiday

Although no one has released any data publicly, the Next% is rumored to be another percent or two better than the original Vaporfly 4%—a formidable benchmark for the Endorphin Pro.

So it’s worth considering her 2020-21 statistical benchmarks in that context as well.

“We missed the August number by 30,000, this re-benchmarking is 12 times larger, it really is important,” says Wolfers.

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