Standard vs. Unit — What's the Difference?

A level of quality or attainment

An individual, group, structure, or other entity regarded as an elementary structural or functional constituent of a whole.

Something used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations

A group regarded as a distinct entity within a larger group.

(especially with reference to jazz or blues) a tune or song of established popularity.

A mechanical part or module.

A military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.

An entire apparatus or the equipment that performs a specific function.

A tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height.

A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated.

An upright water or gas pipe.

(Medicine) The quantity of a vaccine, serum, drug, or other agent necessary to produce a specific effect.

Used or accepted as normal or average

A fixed amount of scholastic study used as a basis for calculating academic credits, usually measured in hours of classroom instruction or laboratory work.

(of a tree or shrub) growing on an erect stem of full height

A section of an academic course focusing on a selected theme

Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value

The number immediately to the left of the decimal point in the Arabic numeral system.

Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence

The lowest positive whole number; one.

Acceptable but of less than top quality

An element of a ring with a multiplicative inverse.

Normal, familiar, or usual

(mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.

Commonly used or supplied

(sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.

(Linguistics) Conforming to models or norms of usage admired by educated speakers and writers

The number one.

An acknowledged measure of comparison for quantitative or qualitative value; a criterion.

Ellipsis of international unit

An object that under specified conditions defines, represents, or records the magnitude of a unit.

An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

The commodity or commodities used to back a monetary system.

A member of a military organization.

The set proportion by weight of gold or silver to alloy metal prescribed for use in coinage.

(commerce) An item which may be sold singly.

A degree or level of requirement, excellence, or attainment

Any piece of equipment, such as an appliance, power tool, stereo system, computer, tractor, or machinery.

Something, such as a practice or a product, that is widely recognized or employed, especially because of its excellence.

A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.

A set of specifications that are adopted within an industry to allow compatibility between products.

Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.

A requirement of moral conduct

An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.

The ensign of a chief of state, nation, or city.

A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.

A long, tapering flag bearing heraldic devices distinctive of a person or corporation.

With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.

An emblem or flag of an army, raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point in battle.

(algebra) The identity element, neutral element.

The colors of a mounted or motorized military unit.

(algebra) An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.

Chiefly British A grade level in elementary schools.

(category theory) In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint functor.

A pedestal, stand, or base.

(geology) A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.

The large upper petal of the flower of a pea or related plant. Also called banner, vexillum.

(UK) A unit of alcohol.

One of the narrow upright petals of an iris.

One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).

A shrub or small tree that through grafting or training has a single stem of limited height with a crown of leaves and flowers at its apex.

(historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.

(Music) A composition that is continually used in repertoires

A work unit.

Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.

A physically large person.

(of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.

A penis, especially a large one.

Having recognized excellence or authority.

For each unit.

Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.

(mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.

Having a manual transmission.

A single thing or person.

As normally supplied (not optional).

The least whole number; one.

(linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.

A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings.

A principle or example or measure used for comparison.

Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind.

A level of quality or attainment.

A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole.

Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.

Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange;

A musical work of established popularity.

An individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole;

A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.

An organization regarded as part of a larger social group;

The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.

A single undivided whole;

(sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language

A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else;

A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.

An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity;

(India) Grade level in primary education.

A vertical pole with something at its apex.

An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.

The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.

One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.

Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.

A sturdy, woody plant whose upright stem is used to graft a less hardy ornamental flowering plant on, rather then actually planting it.

A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.

The sheth of a plough.

A manual transmission vehicle.

(botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.

(shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.

A large drinking cup.

(historical) A collar of mail protecting the neck.

(slang) An expression of agreement

A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard.

That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test.

The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.

A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.

The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.

An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.

An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.

The sheth of a plow.

A large drinking cup.

Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver.

Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.

Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.

A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated;

The ideal in terms of which something can be judged;

A board measure = 1980 board feet

The value behind the money in a monetary system

An upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support);

Any distinctive flag

Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind;

Commonly used or supplied;

Established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence;

Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers;

Regularly and widely used or sold;