standard
Adjective
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also: normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormaltells us about: amount, measure, quantity - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantifysimilar to:
- modular - constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use
- regular - conforming to a standard or pattern
- regulation - prescribed by or according to regulation
- standardised, standardized - brought into conformity with a standard
- stock - routine
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similar to: common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
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also: orthodox - adhering to what is commonly acceptedsimilar to:
- authoritative, definitive - of recognized authority or excellence
- basic, canonic, canonical - reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
- casebook, textbook - according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
- criterial, criterional - serving as a basis for evaluation
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referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of languagesimilar to:
- acceptable - judged to be in conformity with approved usage
- classical - of or relating to the languages used by ancient standard authors
same as: received -
similar to: regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principlesame as: stock
Noun
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is a type of: metric, system of measurement - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristicsubtypes:
- benchmark - a standard by which something can be measured or judged
- earned run average, era - (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
- gpa, grade point average - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
- procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard - a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality
- yardstick - a measure or standard used for comparison
- medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
- graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard
- gauge, standard of measurement - accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
- baseline - an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
- norm - a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
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is a type of: ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attainsubtypes:
- control, control condition - a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- design criteria - criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device
same as: criterion -
is a type of: capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
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is a type of: value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuablesubtypes:
- gold standard - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold
- silver standard - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver
- bimetallism - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio
same as: monetary standard -
is a type of: post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
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is a type of: flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive designsubtypes: oriflamme - a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kingssame as: banner
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