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noun Statistics.
the test score of a participant expressed as the deviation of the score from the mean score of the sample in units of standard deviation.
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Origin of standard score

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby standard score

standard normal distribution, standard of living, standard operating procedure, standard poodle, standard schnauzer, standard score, standard scratch score, standard temperature and pressure, standard time, stand at ease, standaway
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How to use standard score in a sentence

  • There is no standard score-card for judging Limburger cheese.

    The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
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