| Main Entry: | norm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | average, standard |
Synonyms: |
barometer, benchmark*, criterion, gauge, mean, measure, median, medium, model, par, pattern, rule, scale, touchstone, type, yardstick |
Antonyms: |
end, exception, extreme |
| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | normal, typical amount |
Synonyms: |
mean, median, medium, middle, midpoint, norm, par, rule, standard, usual |
Antonyms: |
abnormality, exception, extreme, unusual |
| Main Entry: | criterion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | test, gauge for judgment |
Synonyms: |
archetype, basis, benchmark, canon, example, exemplar, fact, foundation, law, measure, model, norm, opinion, original, paradigm, pattern, point of comparison, precedent, principle, proof, prototype, rule, scale, standard, touchstone, yardstick |
Antonyms: |
change, conjecture, fancy, guess, possibility, probability |
| Main Entry: | gauge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | measure, standard |
Synonyms: |
barometer, basis, benchmark, bore, capacity, check, criterion, degree, depth, example, exemplar, extent, guide, guideline, height, indicator, magnitude, mark, meter, model, norm, pattern, rule, sample, scale, scope, size, span, test, thickness, touchstone, type, width, yardstick |
Antonyms: |
estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | mark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criterion, standard |
Synonyms: |
gauge, level, measure, norm, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | average |
Synonyms: |
balance, center, compromise, happy medium, median, middle, middle course, midpoint, norm, par |
| Notes: | the median is the halfway point, dividing a series of numbers in half - while a mean is the average of the sum of the series |
Antonyms: |
extreme |
| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard, rule |
Synonyms: |
benchmark*, canon, criterion, example, gauge, meter, method, model, norm, pattern, scale, system, test, touchstone, trial, type, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | par |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | average, equilibrium |
Synonyms: |
adequation, balance, coequality, criterion, equal footing, equality, equatability, equivalence, equivalency, level, mean, median, model, norm, parity, sameness, standard, usual |
Antonyms: |
extreme |
| Main Entry: | pattern |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | model, example |
Synonyms: |
archetype, beau ideal, copy, criterion, cynosure, ensample, exemplar, guide, mirror, norm, original, paradigm, paragon, prototype, sample, specimen, standard |
| Main Entry: | prototype |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | original, example |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, antecedent, antecessor, archetype, criterion, first, forerunner, ideal, mock-up, model, norm, paradigm, pattern, precedent, precursor, predecessor, standard, type |