stanine

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noun

a method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale with a mean of five and a standard deviation of two

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Meanings

nounstanine (plural stanines)

plural stanines

  1. a method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale with a mean of five and a standard deviation of two

Origin

Blend of standard + nine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AnstineStenian
Cite this entry
APA

stanine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanine

MLA

“stanine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stanine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanine.

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