frame of reference

Definition of Frame Of Reference in English :

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Noun

1. coordinate system, frame of reference, reference frame, reference system

a system that uses coordinates to establish position

2. frame, frame of reference

a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

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Frame Of Reference

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noun

1.

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

2.

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

Frame Of Reference

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1. Ancient Mathematics

the fixed points, lines, or planes from which coordinates are measured

2.

the set of ideas, facts, or circumstances within which something exists

Frame Of Reference

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n. pl. frames of reference

1. A set of coordinate axes in terms of which position or movement may be specified or with reference to which physical laws may be mathematically stated. Also called reference frame.

2. A set of ideas, as of philosophical or religious doctrine, in terms of which other ideas are interpreted or assigned meaning.

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