figure of merit; gage; gauge; yardstick(to measure, to judge others by one's own yardstick – мерить всех на свой аршин); canon; hallmark; touchstone(any test of genuineness or value: The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients. Granada Spanish Dict. A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized: they tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance. NOED. pupil behaviour is a touchstone of the quality of the school system. NOTD Alexander Demidov); frame of reference; framework of reference; metewand; norm; mete-wand; countermark; mark of assay; plate-mark; check(оценки и проверки); metric(According to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure VLZ_58); measure; test; criterion(a standard used or referred to in judging something • What are your criteria for deciding which words to include in this dictionary); Benchmarks(inna203); consideration(At design temperatures in the creep range, additional considerations may be necessary.george serebryakov); dimension(Ремедиос_П); framework
