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  • 101standard hour — A measure of production (not time) that represents the amount of work, number of units produced, etc. , that can be achieved within an hour under normal conditions. It is used to calculate the efficiency ratio and a range of variances that… …

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  • 102measure up — he was cut from the Corps because he just couldn t measure up Syn: pass muster, match up, come up to standard, fit/fill the bill, be acceptable; informal come up to scratch, make the grade, cut the mustard, be up to snuff …

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  • 103Standard asteroid physical characteristics — For the majority of numbered asteroids, almost nothing is known apart from a few physical parameters. Hundreds of these (See ) have their own Wikipedia page, where the only information is their name and discovery circumstances plus a table of… …

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  • 104standard error — noun A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Syn: standard deviation …

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  • 105standard — 1. noun /ˈstændɚd/ a) A level of quality or attainment. b) Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations. 2. adjective /ˈstændɚd/ a) Falling within an accepted range of size …

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  • 106standard deviation — noun A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Syn: standard error …

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  • 107standard error — (of a mean) the extent to which the means of several different samples would vary if they were taken repeatedly from the same population. Differences between means are said to have statistical significance when they are greater than twice the… …

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  • 108standard error — In statistics, a measure of the possible error in an estimate. Plus or minus 2 standard errors usually provides a 95% confidence interval. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 109standard — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Dannebrog, Jolly Roger, Old Glory, Procrustean law, Samson post, Star Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, Ten Commandments, Union Flag, Union Jack, Zeitgeist, accepted, accustomed, acid test, alike, amount,… …

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  • 110standard of living — noun a measure of the material wellbeing of individuals or families in a country or community: widespread unemployment will depress the nation s standard of living …