base rate

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Synonyms: case rate, base plate, lapse rate, bank rate, biserrate, dose rate, baud rate, baseplate, base path, base rates, basic rate

Antonyms: case rate, base plate, lapse rate, bank rate, biserrate, dose rate, baud rate, baseplate, base path, base rates, basic rate

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|benchmark interest rate for policy}} {{lb|en|finance}} A benchmark [[interest rate]], from which other interest rates are calculated; a [[policy rate]].
2. {{senseid|en|background rate of occurrence}} {{lb|en|science}} The [[background]] rate of [[occurrence]] of any [[phenomenon]], which informs any logical analysis of its rate of occurrence under any [[subset]] of circumstances; especially, the [[proportion]] of individuals in a population who have a certain characteristic (e.g., trait, experience, circumstance), irrespective of any treatment effects in a treatment group of a scientific [[study]].

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