yardstick

Yardstick is a related term of principle.

As nouns the difference between yardstick and principle

is that yardstick is a measuring rod thirty-six inches long while principle is a fundamental assumption.

As a verb principle is

to equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.

Yardstick is a related term of law.

As a noun yardstick

is a measuring rod thirty-six inches long.

As a proper noun law is

or law can be , perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound or law can be (judaism) the torah.

Rule is a related term of yardstick.

As a verb rule

is .

As a noun yardstick is

a measuring rod thirty-six inches long.

Code is a related term of yardstick.

As a verb code

is .

As a noun yardstick is

a measuring rod thirty-six inches long.

As nouns the difference between yardstick and norm

is that yardstick is a measuring rod thirty-six inches long while norm is that which is regarded as normal or typical.

As a verb norm is

to endow (a vector space, etc) with a norm.

As a proper noun Norm is

a diminutive=Norman given name.

Pattern is a related term of yardstick.

As nouns the difference between pattern and yardstick

is that pattern is model, example while yardstick is a measuring rod thirty-six inches long.

As a verb pattern

is to apply a pattern.

As nouns the difference between gauge and yardstick

is that gauge is a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard while yardstick is a measuring rod thirty-six inches long.

As a verb gauge

is to measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.

Precept is a related term of yardstick.

As nouns the difference between precept and yardstick

is that precept is a rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct while yardstick is a measuring rod thirty-six inches long.

As a verb precept

is (obsolete) to teach by precepts.

As nouns the difference between example and yardstick

is that example is something that is representative of all such things in a group while yardstick is a measuring rod thirty-six inches long.

As a verb example

is to be illustrated or exemplified (by).