startingstandard
nounUK /ˈstɑːtɪŋ ˈstændəd/
US /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ ˈstændərd/
A starting standard is the basic level you begin with before you get better.
The starting standard for the reading club is knowing all your letters.
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2. The first rule or goal set at the beginning of a project.
The team agreed on a starting standard before they began building the treehouse.
3. A basic quality that everyone must meet at the start.
Wearing a helmet is the starting standard for the bike race.
4. The original version of a rule that may change later.
The starting standard said ten minutes of practice, but we later made it twenty.