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benchmark vs measure

measure vs benchmark

benchmark and measure both are nouns.

benchmark is not a verb while measure is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
benchmark Yes No No No
measure Yes No Yes No
As nouns, measure is a hypernym of benchmark; that is, measure is a word with a broader meaning than benchmark:
  • benchmark: a standard by which something can be measured or judged
  • measure: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Other hypernyms of benchmark include criterion, standard, touchstone.
benchmark (noun) measure (noun)
a standard by which something can be measured or judged how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
benchmark (verb) measure (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions
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