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benchmark: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point; a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"

yardstick collapse: a ruler or tape that is three feet long; a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"

example collapse: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"; punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

criterion collapse: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

seminal collapse: pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen; "seminal fluid"

norm collapse: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

gauge collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.; the thickness of wire; the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train; accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared; mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"; adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"; measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"; determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"; rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"

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