single standard

[ sing-guhl stan-derd ]

noun

1. a single set of principles or rules applying to everyone, as a single moral code applying to both men and women, especially in sexual behavior. Compare double standard ( def 1 ).
2. monometallism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of single standard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Response time is trickier to track than refresh rate, as manufacturers do not adhere to a single standard for measuring it.

From Popular-Science

A single standard is an improvement upon the old habit of stoning the woman only and letting the man go free.

From Project Gutenberg

From this fact the conclusion was inevitable that within those limits a single standard might be employed.

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Neither party had taken a single standard or a single prisoner, an event almost unparalleled in the history of battles.

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There are, of course, questionable words, for which it may be hard to set up a single standard.

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One of the windows was open; a single standard lamp in a corner gave a dim light.

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