as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years
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As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
This was also the case with the gaming-centric 3DMark Storage benchmark.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
Barcelona continue to be the benchmark and their aggregate 8-1 win against Madrid in this month’s Copa de la Reina semi-finals was further proof of the gap between them and the rest of Spanish women’s football.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Anthropic did not release any search accuracy benchmarks, so independent researchers will likely examine that over time.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
This was also the case with the gaming-centric 3DMark Storage benchmark.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
Barcelona continue to be the benchmark and their aggregate 8-1 win against Madrid in this month’s Copa de la Reina semi-finals was further proof of the gap between them and the rest of Spanish women’s football.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Anthropic did not release any search accuracy benchmarks, so independent researchers will likely examine that over time.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Benchmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benchmark. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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