standardization

standardize | American Dictionary

standardize
verb[ T ]
us/ˈstæn·dərˌdɑɪz/
to make one thing the same as others of that type, or to compare one thing to something accepted as a model:
Governor Vizard wants to standardize school spending throughout the state.

standardization

noun[ U ]us/ˌstæn·dər·dəˈzeɪ·ʃən/
At first, they made no attempt at standardization.

standardized

adjective[ not gradable ]us/ˈstæn·dərˌdɑɪzd/
Standardized tests will be used to measure their progress.

standardize | Business English

standardize
verb[ T ]
(UK also standardise)uk /ˈstændədaɪz/us
to make things of the same type have the same basic features:
standardize procedures/processes/systemsThe agreement requires states to standardize their tax collection systems.
The profile summarizes key information about a mutual fund in a standardized format designed to make it easier to compare funds.

Examples of standardize

standardize
The first step of this programme is to standardize the variables to avoid the influence of scaling.
The index is the mean of the items, after each was standardized to a 0 - 1 metric.
The timing of its measurement should be standardized in regard to selection of the appropriate sized balloons for dilating stenotic pulmonary valves.
Standardized fishing effort is standardized across gear types to 14-18 m otter trawl vessels.
The government guarantees that this standardized portfolio will produce a benefit equal to $15.
These four elements were each standardized, added up and standardized again to create a composite score we termed ' political control'.
The researchers developed a standardized protocol using different imaging machines, utilizing both a structural and a living phantom to calibrate the machines.
The simulation outcomes of the 3 models with and without immunity are standardized to the age-distribution of the observed cohort.
Data have been collected using a variety of sources, including parent interviews, teacher assessments, child interviews, standardized psychometric tests, medical and official records.
According to a standardized protocol, specimens of 12 different regions of the lung were taken.
Consequently, the present experiment was designed to minimize and standardize this effect and each aged aliquot was used only once.
Once established, ex situ collections are morphologically described using internationally standardized descriptors.
This can be compared to factor analysis, where data on different scales are standardized.
The interface between the links and the motorization is standardized, both electrically and mechanically.
Frankish singers may have had to choose versions, perhaps to standardize them, perhaps even to change versions that they judged to be erroneous.
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