calibrated
Set to standard
Calibrated describes something adjusted to a standard or fine-tuned for accuracy.
Instruments are calibrated against known measurements: The thermometer was calibrated to read precisely at freezing.
Figuratively, calibrated suggests careful, deliberate adjustment: a calibrated response to the provocation, Her remarks were calibrated to appeal to undecided voters.
The word implies precision and intentionality.
Small precise optimization adjustments
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- settingContext of events
synchronization · zeroing · balancing · tweaking · configuration · optimization · trimming · normalization
Standard for comparison
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- baselineStandard for comparison
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
parameters · traceability · certification · metrology · protocols · norms · criteria · yardstick
Standard of measurement
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
altimeter · speedometer · odometer · scale · meter · protractor · level · sextant
Accuracy of measurement
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- correctnessState of being accurate
- truenessExactness of alignment
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
consistency · fidelity · validity · faithfulness · veracity · repeatability · specificity · meticulousness
Rate of recurrence
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- pitchFrequency of sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
equalization · oscillation · waveform · harmonics · tension · response · sensitivity · damping
fine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- correctionFixing of mistakes
setting · synchronization · zeroing · balancing · tweaking · configuration · optimization · trimming · normalization · modulation
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- baselineStandard for comparison
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
tolerance · parameters · traceability · certification · metrology · protocols · norms · criteria · yardstick · guidelines
gauge
Standard of measurement
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
barometer · altimeter · speedometer · odometer · scale · meter · protractor · level · sextant · chronometer
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- correctnessState of being accurate
- truenessExactness of alignment
reliability · consistency · fidelity · validity · faithfulness · veracity · repeatability · specificity · meticulousness · resolution
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- pitchFrequency of sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
temperament · equalization · oscillation · waveform · harmonics · tension · response · sensitivity · damping · bandwidth
- accuracyaccurate, precise, exact, correct, right
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- precisionprecise, exact, accurate, pinpoint, spot-on
- sensitivitysensitivity, sensitive, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive
- controlledcontrolled, managed, regulated, restrained, contained
- lab qualitiessterile, controlled, precise, accurate, scientific
calibrateduncalibrated
Not set to standard
inaccurate · imprecise · approximate · off · guessed
calibrateduncalibrated
Not set to standard
overconfident · underconfident · miscalibrated · off-base · unfounded
- color calibrationAdjusting display accuracy
calibrate, calibration, calibrating, recalibrate, calibrates, recalibration, calibrations, calibrator, miscalibrate