English-Portuguese translations for benchmark

• ponto de referência
  Julgo ser este um ponto de referência que temos de ter bem presente. I feel that this is a benchmark we must not disregard.
  Este certificado tem de constituir o ponto de referência em todas em circunstâncias. The European environment mark must in any event be a benchmark.
  Com a adopção desta resolução, o Parlamento Europeu proporciona um importante ponto de referência. By adopting this resolution, the European Parliament offers an important benchmark.

Definition of benchmark

• A standard by which something is evaluated or measured
• A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point
• To measure the performance or quality of relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner

Related words

• benchmarking
• benchmarker
• benchmark test