A baseline is a line that is a base for

measurement Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events. In other words, measurement is a process of determining how large or small a physical quantity is as compared ...

or for

construction Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or organizations,"Construction" def. 1.a. 1.b. and 1.c. ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) Oxford University Press 2009 and com ...

. The word baseline may refer to: * Baseline (configuration management), the process of managing change *

Baseline (sea) A baseline, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is the line along the coast from which the seaward limits of a state's territorial sea and certain other maritime zones of jurisdiction are measured, such as a state's ...

, the starting point for delimiting a coastal state's maritime zones **

Baselines of the Chinese territorial sea China declared its baselines for its maritime territory on 15 May 1996. The baselines were for the Chinese mainland and also for the Paracel (Xisha) Islands. The baselines for the mainland consist of a series of straight lines linking 49 basepoi ...

** Baselines of Indonesia **

Baselines of the Philippines The baselines of the Philippines ( fil, mga batayang-guhit ng Pilipinas) are the set of baseline (sea), geodesic lines completely encircling the Philippine archipelago from where the maritime entitlements of the country are measured from. It was f ...

* Baseline, in underwater diving, a value used to convert cylinder pressure of a tank to free gas volume * Baseline (surveying), a line between two points of the earth's surface and the direction and distance between them *

Baseline (typography) In European and West Asian typography and penmanship, the baseline is the line upon which most letters ''sit'' and below which descenders extend. In the example to the right, the letter 'p' has a descender; the other letters sit on the (red) ...

, the line upon which most letters "sit" and below which descenders extend *

Baseline (budgeting) Baseline budgeting is an accounting method the United States Federal Government uses to develop a budget for future years. Baseline budgeting uses current spending levels as the "baseline" for establishing future funding requirements and assumes f ...

, an estimate of budget expected during a fiscal year *

Baseline (medicine) A baseline in science (including medicine) is the initial conditions found by observation and measurement at the beginning of a survey or clinical trial or which is used for comparison with later data collected during or after the survey or trial ...

, information found at the beginning of a study *

Baseline (pharmacology) A baseline in science (including medicine) is the initial conditions found by observation and measurement at the beginning of a survey or clinical trial or which is used for comparison with later data collected during or after the survey or trial ...

, a person's state of mind or being, in the absence of drugs * The

isoelectric line Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), a recording of the heart's electrical activity. It is an electrogram of the heart which is a graph of voltage versus time of the electrical activity of the hear ...

of an electrocardiogram *

Baseline (interferometry) An astronomical interferometer or telescope array is a set of separate telescopes, mirror segments, or radio telescope antennas that work together as a single telescope to provide higher resolution images of astronomical objects such as stars, ne ...

, the length of an

astronomical interferometer An astronomical interferometer or telescope array is a set of separate telescopes, mirror segments, or radio telescope antenna (radio), antennas that work together as a single telescope to provide higher resolution images of astronomical objects ...

The name Baseline may refer to: * ''Baseline'' (magazine), a magazine devoted to typography, book arts, graphic design *

Baseline (database) Studio System by Gracenote, formerly known as Baseline StudioSystems, is an American e-commerce company. It was founded in 1982 and licenses its commercial entertainment database, known as Studio System. It is owned by Gracenote, a subsidiary of ...

, a TV and movie industry database * ''Baselines'' (album), the 1983 debut album of composer Bill Laswell *

Baseline Road (Arizona) Many arterial roads in the Phoenix metropolitan area have the same name in multiple cities or towns. Some roads change names or route numbers across town borders, resulting in occasional confusion. For example, the road known as Apache Boulevard ...

, a major east–west artery in Phoenix, Arizona * Baseline Road (Colorado), a major east–west artery in Boulder, Colorado *

Baseline Road (Ottawa) Baseline Road ( Ottawa Road #16) is a road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Baseline runs from Richmond Road (almost directly over Highway 416) east in a straight line until it ends at the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Rideau Canal wh ...

, a major east–west artery in Ottawa, Ontario *

Baseline station Baseline is a public transit station directly across from the main campus of Algonquin College in Ottawa's west end, near the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Baseline Road. Many Algonquin College students and Centrepointe residents use this ...

, a transitway station in Ottawa * Base Line, Arkansas * Baseline Nunataks * Baseline Rock It may also refer to: * The base line in baseball * The back line on a

tennis court A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the centre. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles matches. A variety of surfaces can be u ...

, and also a style of play in tennis; see tennis strategy * The back line on a pickleball court * The end line on a

basketball court In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with baskets at each end. Indoor basketball courts are almost always made of polished wood, usually maple, with -high rims on each basket. Outdoor sur ...

* A

bassline Bassline (also known as a bass line or bass part) is the term used in many styles of music, such as blues, jazz, funk, Dub music, dub and electronic music, electronic, traditional music, traditional, or classical music for the low-pitched Part ( ...

in music * A shifting baseline in statistics *

Baseline Killer Mark Goudeau (born September 6, 1964) is an American serial killer, Kidnapping, kidnapper, thief and rapist. Goudeau terrorized victims in the Phoenix metro area between August 2005 and June 2006; coincidentally, Goudeau was active at the same ti ...

, a serial killer who was active in the Phoenix metro area between August 2005 and June 2006

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