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standardize

Main Entry:: stan·dard·ize
Variant(s):: also British stan·dard·ise \ˈstan-dərd-ˌīz\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: stan·dard·ized also British stan·dard·ised; stan·dard·iz·ing also British is·ing

1 : to reduce to or compare with a standard <standardize a solution> 2 : to bring into conformity with a standard 3 : to arrange or order the component items of a test (as of intelligence or personality) so that the probability of their eliciting a designated class of response varies with some quantifiable psychological or behavioral attribute, function, or characteristic

— stan·dard·iza·tion also British stan·dard·isa·tion \ˌstan-dərd-ə-ˈzā-shən\

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