You searched for:
“standards”
Word Entries containing the term:
“standards”
The set level of poverty to meet human necessities, like food, shelter, healthcare, and water over a prolonged length of time: The absolute poverty standard is the establishment of a specific income level for a given-sized household below which the household is judged to be living in a state of poverty.
This entry is located in the following unit:
Economical, Business, and Financial Terms +
(page 1)
British Standards Institution, BSI
A United Kingdom (British) national standards body.
Although government funded, the institution is independent. The BSI interprets international technical standard for the U.K., and it also sets its own standards.
This entry is located in the following unit:
Measurements and Mathematics Terms
(page 3)