How to say "baseline" in Japanese

• ベースライン
  nounThe direct loanword, matching 'baseline' one-for-one; it appears in sports such as tennis and in business, IT, and statistical contexts, though it is a less common way to render the English word.
  相手あいてチームのベースラインの向こう側むこうがわにボールを持もって行いこうとするためには、選手せんしゅから選手せんしゅへとボールを投なげなければならなかったのです。↗

  The players had to throw the ball from one to another to try to get the ball over the other team's baseline.
• 基準線きじゅんせん
  nounThe literal 'reference line': a line designated as the standard in measurement, on charts, or in surveying; for figurative business or statistical uses, the loanword ベースライン is the better choice.

Use 基準線 for a literal reference or datum line used in measurement, on charts, or in surveying, and 「ベースライン」 for the borrowed term in sports, business, IT, and statistical contexts.

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• ベースラインbaseline
• 基準線きじゅんせんreference line