English > touchstone: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. |
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| Synonyms | standard, criterion, measure |
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| Narrower | baseline | An imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared |
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| benchmark | A standard by which something can be measured or judged |
| earned run average, ERA | (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness |
| gauge, standard of measurement | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
| grade point average, GPA | A measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university / university |
| medium of exchange, monetary system | Anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region |
| norm | A standard or model or pattern regarded as typical |
| procrustean standard, procrustean rule, procrustean bed | A standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality |
| scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series | An ordered reference standard |
| yardstick | A measure or standard used for comparison |
| Broader | system of measurement, metric | A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic / characteristic |
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| Spanish | criterio, estándar, medida, norma, patrón, pauta, piedra de toque, regla |
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| Catalan | criteri, estàndard, norma, patró, pedra de toc, regla |
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