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Point of departure

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of starting point.

    "[…] the point of departure is Hong Kong International Airport."

  2. 2
    a beginning from which an enterprise is launched wordnet
  3. 3
    of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to figuratively, formal

    "[…] so “going back to the way things were” is not a useful point of departure."

  4. 4
    a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched wordnet
  5. 5
    a dosage level at which additional administration of an agent significantly loses its efficacy

    "In toxicology, point of departure (POD) is defined as the point on a toxicological dose-response curve […] generally corresponding to an estimated low effect level or no effect level."

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