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Noun: frame of reference
  1. A system that uses coordinates to establish position
    - coordinate system, reference system, reference frame
     
  2. A system of assumptions and standards that sanction behaviour and give it meaning
    - frame

Derived forms: frames of reference

Type of: arrangement, organisation [Brit], organization, system, system of rules

Encyclopedia: Frame of reference

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