touchstone

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noun

a basis for comparison;
a reference point against which other things can be evaluated (Freq. 1)
- the schools comply with federal standards
- they set the measure for all subsequent work
• Syn:
standard, criterion, measure
• Derivationally related forms:
criterial (for: criterion), criterional (for: criterion), standardize (for: standard), standardise (for: standard)
• Hypernyms:
system of measurement, metric
• Hyponyms:
benchmark, earned run average, ERA, grade point average, GPA,
procrustean standard, procrustean rule, procrustean bed, yardstick, medium of exchange, monetary system,
scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series, gauge, standard of measurement,
baseline, norm

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  standard, criterion, measure