frame of reference
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1. a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | system, system of rules, |
| definition | : | a complex of methods or rules governing behavior (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | vocabulary, |
| definition | : | the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts) (noun.cognition) |
2. a system that uses coordinates to establish position (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | cartesian coordinate system, |
| definition | : | a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | space-time, space-time continuum, |
| definition | : | the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located (noun.cognition) |
| part holonym | : | coordinate axis, |
| definition | : | one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system (noun.cognition) |
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