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What is a yardstick?

What is a yardstick? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A measuring rod thirty-six inches long.
  2. (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
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Relying exclusively then on that particular line of form could be an unreliable yardstick.
It won't happen in a Sauber, of course, but at least the team have a perfect yardstick with which to measure their car.
The teacher rapped on the chalkboard with a yardstick, making some of the kids fall out of their desk comically.
It is only at the end-point that, for want of a better yardstick, a probabilistic test is applied.
After tamping a few square feet, use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the tamped depth.
Hold for one second, record your measurement on the yardstick, sit back up and repeat twice more.

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