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Frame of reference
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noun
(1)
A system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
(2)
A system that uses coordinates to establish position
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Noun
frame
of
reference
a
set
of
assumption
s,
idea
s and
standard
s that form a
viewpoint
from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated
a set of
axes
which enable an
observer
to
measure
the
position
and
motion
of all
bodies
in some
system
relative
to the reference frame
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