base year
base year noun: a year chosen for comparison with other years, in statistical analysis and various indices, such as a price index. It usually has an arbitrary value of 100 to make percentage comparisons easier. A new base year can be chosen as the years progress.
Noun
base year (plural base years)
- a year chosen for comparison with other years, in statistical analysis and various indices, such as a price index. It usually has an arbitrary value of 100 to make percentage comparisons easier. A new base year can be chosen as the years progress.
base year meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Tagalog and Thai
base year in Tamil
- தொடக்க ஆண்டு, அடிப்படை ஆண்டு, கணக்கிடு முதலாண்டு
base year in Kannada
- ಆಧಾರ ವರ್ಷ, ಮೂಲ ವರ್ಷ
base year in Tagalog
- year chosen for comparison
- taong takad, takad na taon
base year in Thai
- year chosen for comparison
- ปีฐาน
Forms of base year
| plural | base years |
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Questions about base year
- What does base year mean?
- Base year means a year chosen for comparison with other years, in statistical analysis and various indices, such as a price index. It usually has an arbitrary value of 100 to make percentage comparisons easier. A new base year can be chosen as the years progress.
- What is base year in Tamil?
- Base year in Tamil is தொடக்க ஆண்டு, அடிப்படை ஆண்டு, கணக்கிடு முதலாண்டு. See Base year meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is base year?
- Base year is a noun.
- What is the plural of base year?
- The plural of base year is base years.
Words near base year in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: base year (page history and authors); base year (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); base year (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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