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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. Brett Schaefer:

    It’s a good starting point for discussions, but the impact will be measured by the concrete details agreed to at the high-level event and adopted during the UNGA( U.N. General Assembly).

  2. Martin Dolan:

    Some people think there's a hot spot in there that should be a starting point, but it's pretty much equal priority across that area, so it's no great surprise that having covered 40 percent, we haven't located it yet. It might be down to the last 1 percent before we do.

  3. Patrick Kaser:

    We’ve had this weird pause over the last three weeks where analysts haven’t been updating earnings estimates because of the banking turmoil. Those are undoubtedly going to come, there’s currently a false sense of security that things won’t change, but a lot of the data under the surface is probably pointing towards higher odds of recession. This is not a favorable starting point for stocks as we think about the next few months.

  4. Keith Becker:

    We should do our best to get back to the starting point where we were in December of 2019. Anything other than that is taking advantage of a crisis.

  5. Martin Cordiner:

    The diffuse ISM can be considered as the starting point for the chemical processes that ultimately give rise to planets and life, so fully identifying its contents provides information on the ingredients available to create stars and planets.


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