fiducial
    adj 1: relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the
           holding of something in trust for another); "a fiduciary
           contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power"
           [syn: fiduciary, fiducial]
    2: used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or
       measurement; "a fiducial point"
    3: based on trust

Fiducial \Fi*du"cial\, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to
   fides faith. See Faith.]
   1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.
      "Fiducial reliance on the promises of God." --Hammond.
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   2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial
      power. --Spelman.
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   Fiducial edge (Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the
      alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be
      drawn.

   Fiducial line or Fiducial point (Math. & Physics.), a
      line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated
      circle or scale used for measurements.
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