standardized

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adjective

stan·​dard·​ized ˈstan-dər-ˌdīzd How to pronounce standardized (audio)
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: brought into conformity with a standard : done or produced in a standard, consistent way
standardized tests
High-volume, scientifically managed industry, producing standardized goods, generated vast economies of scale and levels of wealth unparalleled in history.—Robert B. Reich

standardized

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past tense and past participle of standardize

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Automating these checks allows the company to process pebbles while collecting standardized measurements for individual records. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 Without standardized training, sustainable wages, and meaningful integration into workforce planning, no amount of nurse supply will stabilize care delivery. — Lynne S. Moronski, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 The company focuses on the production of standardized equipment to speed midstream infrastructure buildout for hard-to-decarbonize sectors. — Josh McMorrow, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 The leap day and the leap second In the spirit of the pendulum clock, scientists spent three more centuries developing systems that would measure time precisely and in a standardized way so that all clocks around the world could tell the same time. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for standardized

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First Known Use

Adjective

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of standardized was in 1879

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