adjustment vs standardisation

standardisation vs adjustment

adjustment and standardisation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
standardisation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, standardisation is a hypernym of adjustment; that is, standardisation is a word with a broader meaning than adjustment:

adjustment: the act of adjusting something to match a standard
standardisation: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

Other hypernyms of adjustment include calibration, standardization.

adjustment (noun)	standardisation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
the act of adjusting something to match a standard	the imposition of standards or regulations
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances	the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adjustment and standardisation

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