Reference state is the intentional use of one thing to indicate something else. It may refer to:
- Reference point (General usage)
- Standard state (Chemistry usage)
Famous quotes containing the words reference and/or state:
“In writing these Tales ... at long intervals, I have kept the book-unity always in mind ... with reference to its effect as part of a whole.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
“Thou knowest in the state of innocency Adam fell, and what
should poor Jack Falstaff do in the days in villainy?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)