standard
- adjective
- /ˈstændərd/
- You know, this is a standard kind of feedback system.
- standard practice
- standard deviation
- mean and standard deviation
It's like just a standard beige, sort of.
- It's like just a standard beige, sort of.
- So I would really lean into the standard American diet.
- So he was in his standard issue prison grey tracksuit.
- No polishing cloth with the standard texture glass.
- You know, this is a standard kind of feedback system.
- Suffering is kind of standard like it's pain either way.
- I just wanted some like black, you know, standard flat boots.
- And what that produces is this standard cycling architecture of sleep.
- I just go with the the standard Shack burger.
Examples
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The report was compiled following the standard format required by the organization.
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All surveys were completed in classrooms under teacher supervision following a standard set of instructions.
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No, all pretty standard, all standard war zone stuff.
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I mean, this is just standard issue Office stuff, really.
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But basically it's just like a standard white shirt dress.
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So it's very, very standard in that regard.
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I believe first thing is reporting to the lab for some standard tests.
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Standard class A security will be maintained upon landing.
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Standard practice.
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We studied this effect with a wireless IMU sensor embedded in a standard bowling ball.
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Synonyms
Happening often or seen in many places
Doing things in the usual way most people expect, not new or original
Something done because of tradition or habit
The usual or expected state
In line with accepted rules or standards
Meeting required rules and standards
In agreement with a rule or standard
Made the same by following set rules
Approved and considered correct by most people in a group
Antonyms
- Specialized
Not following the usual language rules used in formal speech or writing
Compounds
An unfair rule that treats similar people differently and gives one group more advantages
- Formal
A set of steps people follow the same way every time to do a task safely and correctly
- Specialized
A number that shows how much values in a set vary from the average
The standard time for the eastern United States, five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
Time zone used in central United States that is six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
The standard time used on the west coast of the United States and Canada, 8 hours behind GMT
- Specialized
A rule made by an official group that tells how to record money in company accounts
A time zone seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time used in US and Canadian mountain states
- Specialized
A standard measure of how bright a light is, originally based on a candle
A large intelligent dog with curly fur often kept as a pet and used in dog shows
- Specialized
The usual air pressure at sea level used for checking and calibrating instruments
- Specialized
The distance between the inside edges of two rails used by most railways
A way of changing gears in a car by using a gear lever and a clutch pedal
- Archaic
Time that is 11 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and used in parts of the Pacific
A rule that lets men have more freedom about sex than women and judges them more harshly
The time used in most of Alaska that is nine hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
A code using seven bits to represent letters, numbers, and simple control characters so computers can share text
An English translation of the Bible based on the King James Version first published in the United States in 1901
- Specialized
A way of speaking that differs from the usual form used by local native adults
- Specialized
A measure of how far actual values usually are from predicted values
- Specialized
A collection of data made automatically with imperfect labels used instead of a high-quality one
- Specialized
A person standing facing forward with arms at sides and palms forward, used as a reference for describing the body
- Specialized
A number that shows how a group of stocks is doing in the market
- Specialized
The pressure at sea level used as a reference equal to a 760 mm column of mercury at zero Celsius
- Specialized
A system that uses tags to show a document's parts and format
- Specialized
A temperature of exactly zero degrees Celsius that scientists use as a reference
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Etymology
Standard as an adjective means 'usual' or 'accepted' because it comes from the noun for a set example that 'stands' as the rule. So, if something is standard, it is the normal or agreed form.