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An accepted reference sample which is used for establishing a unit for the measurement of physical quantities. A physical quantity is specified by a numerical factor and a unit; for example, a mass might be expressed as 8 g, a length as 6 cm, and a time interval as 2 min. Here the gram is a mass unit defined in terms of the international kilogram, which serves as the primary standard of mass. The centimeter is defined in terms of the international meter, which is the primary standard of length and is defined as the length of path traveled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second. In similar fashion, the minute is a time interval defined as 60 s, where the second is the international standard of time and is defined as the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine energy levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States and comparable laboratories in other countries are responsible for maintaining accurate secondary standards for various physical quantities. See also Electrical units and standards; Light; Metric system; Physical measurement.

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A specification for hardware or software that is either widely used and accepted (de facto) or is sanctioned by a standards organization (de jure). See standards.

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Quantitative expression of a performance objective, such as standard hours of labor allowed for actual production or a standard purchase price of materials per unit. Sometimes the terms standard and budget are used interchangeably. For example, budgeted sales revenue could be used as a standard in evaluating the performance of the marketing department.Astandard is set for the following three reasons: (1) to measure performance of a responsibility center; (2) to simplify recordkeeping; and (3) to improve performance by taking appropriate remedial action on an unfavorable deviation from the standard.

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noun

1. Fabric used especially as a symbol: banderole, banner, banneret, color (used in plural), ensign, flag¹, jack, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, streamer. See substitute.
2. A means by which individuals are compared and judged: benchmark, criterion, gauge, mark, measure, test, touchstone, yardstick. See usual/unusual.
3. One that is worthy of imitation or duplication: beau ideal, example, exemplar, ideal, mirror, model, paradigm, pattern. See good/bad.

adjective

1. Having or arising from authority: authoritative, conclusive, official, sanctioned. See true/false.
2. Being of no special quality or type: average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable. See good/bad, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: regular, approved
Antonyms: abnormal, different, irregular, special, unusual

n. a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.

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1. A document prepared by a recognized standard-setting organization that prescribes methods and materials for the safe use and consistent performance of specific technologies; usually a procedure that has been developed by consensus of the interested parties.
2. As used by governmental agencies, a document which sets certain legally permissible limits.
3. See measurement.
4. A document containing mandatory requirements indicated by the word shall.

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1. A plant trained to grow a round bushy head of branches atop a single upright stem.
2. A full-size fruit tree.

The erect central petals of irises and related flowers.

(in analytical chemistry) 1 primary standard a chemical that can be obtained in an unvarying state (e.g. of purity and/or stability) and used as an approved example against which other examples of the same chemical can be compared. 2 secondary standard a chemical that can be used for comparative purposes following calibration against a primary standard. Although its properties are less stringent than a primary standard, its ready availability makes for convenience of use. See also standard atmosphere, standard state, standard temperature and pressure.

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Something established as a measure or model to which other similar things should conform.

• bacteriological s. of meat — the standard bacterial count of meat beyond which local legislation forbids the sale or use of meat. The international standard is for <107/g of meat and that Salmonella spp. should not be present in more than one of five 25 g samples, all held at 95°F (35°C) or 68°F (20°C) for chilled meat.
• s. bicarbonate — in blood gas analysis this is the plasma level of bicarbonate, under specified conditions, which eliminates the influence of respiration on the values obtained.
• s. deviation — a measure of the dispersal of a random variable; the square root of the average squared deviation from the mean. For data that have a normal distribution about 68% of the data points fall within one standard deviation from the mean and 95% fall within two standard deviations. Symbol is σ.
• s. error — the standard deviation of an estimate.
• s. error of mean — the sampling variability of the mean.
• s. international (SI) units
• s. population — a population not yet divided into classes; the population against which each of its constituent classes can be compared.
• s. Salmonella pullorum strains — strains that contain only small amounts of 12₂ antigen.

n

That which is established by authority, custom, or general acceptance as a model; criterion.

For a list of words related to standard, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - standard: upright support or support structure
• Other hardware and supplies
• Linens and Fabrics - standard: long, narrow, tapering flag bearing heraldic devices or symbols
• Soldiers and Military Life - standard: any of various military or naval flags
• Performance, Airplay, and the Recording Industry - standard: familiar, often-played popular song with widely known lyrics
• Practice, Tools, and Techniques - standard: plant trained to form treelike shape with single trunk and crown of foliage
• Linguistics and Writing Systems - standard: (adj) designating relatively unified, institutionalized form of language accepted as norm to be spoken and taught
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal
• Reason and Rationale - standard: criterion for judgment; established rule or measure

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - standard, norm, mønster, målestok, stander, mast, stativ, stel, fane, banner, klasse
adj. - standard, normal-, fast, mønstergyldig, sædvanlig, stående

idioms:

• high standard    høj standard
• multiple standard    flere standarder
• standard bearer    fanebærer, bannerfører
• Standard Generalized Markup Language    Standard Generalized Markup Language; dokumentudvekslingsformat
• standard lamp    standerlampe
• standard of living    levestandard, levefod
• standard practice    normalpraksis
• standard time    standardtid, normaltid
• up to standard    måle sig med standard

Nederlands (Dutch)
standaard, norm

Français (French)
n. - niveau, norme, étendard, niveau requis, standard
adj. - standard, habituel, traditionnel, normal, de référence, (GB, Rail) de seconde classe, en seconde classe, (Bot) (greffé) sur tige

idioms:

• high standard    de haut niveau, niveau élevé
• multiple standard    standard multiple
• standard bearer    (Mil, fig) porte-drapeau
• Standard Generalized Markup Language    Norme de Gestion des Informations adoptée par l'ISO en 1986
• standard lamp    (GB) lampadaire
• standard of living    niveau de vie
• standard practice    pratique courante
• standard time    heure légale
• up to standard    conforme à la norme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Norm, Standard, Maßstab, Niveau, Feingehalt, Fahne, Standarte
adj. - Standard-, Normal-

idioms:

• high standard    von hohem Niveau
• multiple standard    Mehrfachstandard
• standard bearer    Bannerträger
• Standard Generalized Markup Language    Standard Generalized Markup (Computersprache)
• standard lamp    Stehlampe
• standard of living    Lebensstandard
• standard practice    allgemein übliches Vorgehen
• standard time    Normalzeit
• up to standard    der Norm entsprechend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρότυπο, γνώμονας, κριτήριο, κανόνας, αρχή, επίπεδο, νόρμα, λάβαρο, σημαία, μπαϊράκι, ιστός, ηθική υπόσταση
adj. - πρότυπος, καθιερωμένος, στερεότυπος, κλασικός, μέτριας ποιότητας, συνήθους χρήσης

idioms:

• double standard    δύο μέτρα και σταθμά, (οικον.) διμεταλλισμός
• high standard    υψηλό πρότυπο
• multiple standard    πολλαπλό κριτήριο
• standard bearer    σημαιοφόρος
• Standard Generalized Markup Language    (Η/Υ) τυποποιημένη γενική γλώσσα σήμανσης
• standard lamp    επιδαπέδια λάμπα (κν. λαμπατέρ)
• standard of living    (οικον.) βιοτικό επίπεδο
• standard practice    συνήθης διαδικασία
• standard time    επίσημη ώρα
• up to standard    πρότυπος, ό, τι πρέπει

Italiano (Italian)
norma, stendardo, standard, fondamentale

idioms:

• multiple standard    sprincipiato
• standard bearer    portabandiera
• standard lamp    lampada a stelo
• standard of living    livello di vita
• standard time    ora internazionale
• up to standard    secondo i criteri

Português (Portuguese)
n. - padrão (m), nível (m), bandeira (f)
adj. - oficial, usual, clássico

idioms:

• high standard    alto nível
• multiple standard    múltiplo padrão
• standard bearer    porta-bandeira (f)
• standard lamp    abajur de pé
• standard of living    padrão de vida (m)
• standard time    horário padrão
• up to standard    suficientemente bom

Русский (Russian)
штандарт, стандарт, уровень, критерий, эталон, денежный стандарт, проба (драг. металла), стандартный, общепринятый, образцовый, средний, стойка, станина, стоячий

idioms:

• high standard    высокое качество
• multiple standard    неодносторонность
• standard bearer    знаменосец, лидер
• standard lamp    торшер
• standard of living    уровень жизни
• standard time    поясное время, декретное время, нормативное время, норма времени
• up to standard    соответствующий принятому стандарту

Español (Spanish)
n. - norma, estándar, pauta, patrón, estandarte, nivel, criterio
adj. - normal, corriente, clásico, de serie

idioms:

• high standard    de alta calidad
• multiple standard    estándar múltiple
• standard bearer    abanderado, portaestandarte, jefe, adalid
• Standard Generalized Markup Language    lenguaje con marcas de formato estándar generalizado
• standard lamp    lámpara de pie
• standard of living    nivel de vida
• standard practice    norma, práctica común
• standard time    hora oficial
• up to standard    satisfacer los requisitos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - standar, fana, norm, myntfot, lödighet, klass, stolpe
adj. - standard-, normal-, mönster-, rutin-, allmänt erkänd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
标准, 水平, 规范, 规格, 度量衡标准, 标准的, 合规格的, 本位的

idioms:

• high standard    高标准
• multiple standard    物价指数计算
• standard bearer    掌旗员, 倡导者, 领袖
• Standard Generalized Markup Language    标准语
• standard lamp    落地灯
• standard of living    生活水平
• standard practice    标准做法
• standard time    标准时间
• up to standard    达到标准, 符合标准

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 標準, 水平, 規範, 規格, 度量衡標準
adj. - 標準的, 合規格的, 本位的

idioms:

• high standard    高標準
• multiple standard    物價指數計算
• standard bearer    掌旗員, 倡導者, 領袖
• Standard Generalized Markup Language    標準語
• standard lamp    落地燈
• standard of living    生活水準
• standard practice    標準做法
• standard time    標準時間
• up to standard    達到標準, 符合標準

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기준, (화폐) 본위, (도량형의) 원기
adj. - 표준의, 일류의, 받침대가 달린

idioms:

• up to standard    합격하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 標準, 基準, 規範, 基本単位, 旗, 軍旗, 本位, 支柱, 規格
adj. - 標準の, 普通の, 一流の

idioms:

• Received Standard    容認標準語
• standard bearer    旗手, 主導者
• standard lamp    フロアスタンド
• standard of living    生活水準
• standard time    標準時
• up to standard    標準に達する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) علم, بيرق, معيار, مقياس, , صفه, نوعيه, عمود (صفه) مقبول, قياسي, نموذجي, موحد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תקן, סטנדרד, מתכונת, קנה-מידה, רמה, דגל, מעמד, כן, בסיס, כיתה, שיח זקוף, עמוד, דגם-מופת‬
adj. - ‮תקני, סטנדרטי, מתוקנן, רגיל, מקובל, נכון, טוב, משובח, זקוף‬

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