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When you want to compare something or measure something, in order to make the comparison you have to know and agree where you are starting from. The point at which you are starting is your "reference point"

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A point of reference is a fixed position or object used to determine the position, orientation, or scale of other objects. It provides a framework for comparing and measuring the location or movement of other elements. In physics, it is crucial for defining motion and understanding spatial relationships.

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A reference point in physics is a point in space, regardless of the type of geometry that you are using, that stays still and does not move. From this point, the behavior of an object moving through that space can be determined. In three-dimensional space, the reference point is usually considered to be the zero point where all 3 axes are 0.

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A Reference Point is something you use to determine the position of an object, but the reference point has to be something that doesn't move at all.

For Example: A Tree

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which another thing is being compared with

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A reference point is a not changing point often called stationary. I is use to compare data to

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A Point of reference or reference point or it can also be Frame of Reference is a Point which other things can be compared or reffered. It must be in a fixed point. :)

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the initial position of an object from which its motion is described

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the central point on a coordinate plane

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No

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You were wrong

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