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frame of reference

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noun, plural frames of reference.

a structure of concepts, values, customs, views, etc., by means of which an individual or group perceives or evaluates data, communicates ideas, and regulates behavior.

Also called reference frame. Physics. a framework that is used for the observation and mathematical description of physical phenomena and the formulation of physical laws, usually consisting of an observer, a coordinate system, and a clock or clocks assigning times at positions with respect to the coordinate system.

Origin of frame of reference

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Related Words for frame of reference

context, framework, standpoint

British Dictionary definitions for frame of reference

frame of reference

noun

a set of basic assumptions or standards that determines and sanctions behaviour

any set of planes or curves, such as the three coordinate axes, used to locate or measure movement of a point in space

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frame of reference in Science

frame of reference

[frām]

See reference frame.

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