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start·ing point

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. terminus a quo, starting pointnoun

    earliest limiting point

Wiktionary

  1. starting pointnoun

    A place where a journey starts.

  2. starting pointnoun

    A subject matter to use to commence an activity.

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  1. starting point

    A starting point is the initial stage, place, or step in a journey, process, or activity. It is where something begins or originates, serving as a base or foundation for subsequent progress or development.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of starting point in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of starting point in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of starting point in a Sentence

  1. Cassandra Salgado:

    When we see social mobility going up, in seven to ten days later, we see a rise in cases, and then we see a bigger rise, as we are starting from a higher starting point. These models are really useful to help us prepare.

  2. Athanassia Athanassiou:

    I believe that the starting point would be to make part of the robot, like the outer part of the robot for example, with this biodegradable material. But, in a few year's time, I find it very feasible that all the robot can be biodegradable.

  3. Vlado Mirosevic:

    We are not naïve. We know there is room for improvement, and we have the flexibility to do it, but this text is a much better starting point than what we have now.

  4. Orly Avitzur:

    If a patient requests [a CT scan] and a doctor says no, it could be a good starting point for a conversation.

  5. Fedor Baart:

    We didn't know exactly when the inmates launched their boats, or their precise starting point, and so we decided to release 50 'boats' every 30 minutes between 20:00 and 04:00 (11 p.m. and 4 a.m.) from a range of possible escape spots at Alcatraz to see where they would end up, we added a paddling effect to the 'boats,' as we assumed the prisoners would paddle as they got closer to land.


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