Definition of Yardsticks. Meaning of Yardsticks. Synonyms of Yardsticks

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Definition of Yardsticks

Yardstick
Yardstick Yard"stick`, n. A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.

Meaning of Yardsticks from wikipedia

- centimeter (100 per meter), with numbers either in centi- or millimeter. Yardsticks are most often marked with a scale in inches, but sometimes also feature...
- Retrieved 23 June 2013. US Sailing Victoria Yachting Inc. "YACHTING VICTORIA YARDSTICKS - 2014-15". Retrieved 26 April 2015. "RYA Portsmouth Number List 2013"...
- average can be penalized. Such benchmarking studies are used to create yardstick comparisons, allowing outsiders to evaluate the performance of operators...
- considerably higher than those officially published. Using the relative yardstick favoured in many European countries, 27% of Chileans would be poor, according...
- stopped short of suggesting that a ceiling on social spending might be one yardstick for measuring competitiveness, she hinted as much in the light of soaring...
- second all-time leading scorer behind Wilt Chamberlain. Robertson also set yardsticks in versatility. If his first five NBA seasons are strung together, Robertson...
- prototype physical standard of English length was an arm-length iron bar (a yardstick) held by the king at Winchester; the foot was then one-third of its length...
- Andrew Jackson), or double eagle. The $50 bill is sometimes called a yardstick, or a grant, after President Ulysses S. Grant. The $100 bill is called...
- pursue life satisfaction, which "is connected to a large degree to social yardsticks—achieving goals, meeting expectations". With David Schkade, Kahneman developed...
- Common Prayer, the teachings of the First Four E****enical Councils as the yardstick of catholicity, the teaching of the Church Fathers and Catholic bishops...