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S: (n) standard, criterion, measure, 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"

S: (n) system of measurement, metric (a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic)

S: (n) standard, criterion, measure, 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"
S: (n) system of weights and measures (system of measurement for length and weight and duration)
S: (n) point system (a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point)
S: (n) information measure (a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information)
S: (n) utility ((economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice)
S: (n) Brix scale (a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions)
S: (n) circular measure (measurement of angles in radians)
S: (n) board measure (a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot)
S: (n) Beaufort scale (a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind)
S: (n) system of weights, weight (a system of units used to express the weight of something)
S: (n) temperature scale (a system of measuring temperature)