Noun
- 1. benchmark, standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
- usage: a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
- 2. benchmark, bench mark, reference point, point of reference, reference
- usage: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
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