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measure(s) of damages Synonyms : (for sense 4) standard, criterion, gauge, yardstick, touchstone mean a means of determining what a thing should be. Standard applies to any definite rule, principle, or measure established by authority (standards of behaviors. Criterion may apply to anything used as a test of quality whether formulated as a rule or principle or not (questioned the critic's criteria for excellenceq. Gauge applies to a means of testing a particular dimension (as thickness, depth, diameter) or figuratively a particular quality or aspect (polls as a gauge of voter dissatisfactiono. Yardstick is an informal substitute for criterion that suggests quantity more often than quality (housing construction as a yardstick of economic growthh. Touchstone suggests a simple test of the authenticity or value of something intangible (fine service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurantf. W3
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