Definitions for "Frame of reference"
a set of assumptions or conditions that are used to discuss or understand something; as, a religious frame of reference.
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
a collection of conditions, axes, or assumptions which establish how something willbe approached or understood
see Satipatthana.
satipatthana tranquility - samatha
an arbitrary set of spatial coordinates used to describe the position or motion of objects. The coordinates may be fixed or moving; as, a rotating frame of reference.
a system that uses coordinates to establish position
a rigid framework relative to which position, displacement, velocity, etc, can be measured
The ‘beamâ€(tm) of awareness or attention that is directed by the learner within a learning situation. Within that focus, the distinction of specific figures from ground (qv) are made. Frame of reference may concern the object of learning or the conceptions used by the learner to interpret the learning situation.
A frame of reference is used by the Central Nervous System of humans and most animals to orient the body in different situations. The reference for the vestibular organ is the gravitational force, which pulls everything on Earth downwards (to the center of the Earth) with the force of 1g.
a standard of rest against which experiments can be conceptually done
a description of how you view the world, how you are moving with respect to something else
A referral point on which judgments are made; a referral point from which one views the world; a reference conditioned ( framed) by culture, family and education.