| standard | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. criterion, measure, standard, touchstone | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" |
| ~ benchmark | a standard by which something can be measured or judged.; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality" |
| ~ 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.; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ system of measurement, metric | a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic. |
| ~ graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement | an ordered reference standard.; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" |
| ~ standard of measurement, gauge | 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.; "the established a baseline for the budget" |
| ~ norm | a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. criterion, standard | the ideal in terms of which something can be judged.; "they live by the standards of their community" |
| ~ control condition, control | a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment.; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" |
| ~ ideal | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. |
| ~ design criteria | criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device.; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria" |
| n. (quantity) | 3. standard | a board measure = 1980 board feet. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (possession) | 4. monetary standard, standard | the value behind the money in a monetary system. |
| ~ value | the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. standard | an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support).; "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination" |
| ~ post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position.; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. banner, standard | any distinctive flag. |
| ~ flag | emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design. |
| ~ oriflamme | a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings. |
| adj. | 7. standard | conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind.; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure" |
| ~ normal | conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal.; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" |
| ~ modular | constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use.; "modular furniture"; "modular homes" |
| ~ regular | conforming to a standard or pattern.; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet" |
| ~ regulation | prescribed by or according to regulation.; "regulation army equipment" |
| ~ standardised, standardized | brought into conformity with a standard.; "standardized education" |
| ~ stock | routine.; "a stock answer" |
| adj. | 8. standard | commonly used or supplied.; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment" |
| ~ common | having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual.; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" |
| adj. | 9. standard | established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence.; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism" |
| ~ orthodox | adhering to what is commonly accepted.; "an orthodox view of the world" |
| ~ classic, authoritative, classical, definitive | of recognized authority or excellence.; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" |
| ~ basic, canonic, canonical | reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" |
| ~ casebook, textbook | according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical.; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example" |
| ~ criterial, criterional | serving as a basis for evaluation. |
| adj. | 10. received, standard | conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers.; "standard English"; "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" |
| ~ linguistics | the scientific study of language. |
| ~ acceptable | judged to be in conformity with approved usage.; "acceptable English usage" |
| ~ classical | (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors.; "classical Greek" |
| adj. | 11. standard, stock | regularly and widely used or sold.; "a standard size"; "a stock item" |
| ~ regular | in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle.; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" |
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