frame of reference
noun
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.
frames of reference
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pluralof frame of reference.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To keep from getting lost, humans must engineer and maintain both frames of reference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The researchers now hope to study whether other concepts, such as frames of reference for time, may spread from Spanish to Tsimane' speakers who become bilingual.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
His knowledge of the store is assembled from family lore, a few artifacts and cultural frames of reference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
But what about the poster on how consciousness can be explained by relativity, which provides a way to unite first-person and third-person frames of reference?
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2023
The young Einstein rebelled against the notion of privileged frames of reference in physics as much as he did in politics.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
