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to standardize
To bring something into line with a uniform standard, norm, or fixed measure. This makes processes, products, or procedures uniform and comparable.
Das Unternehmen will die Produktionsprozesse an allen Standorten standardisieren.
The company wants to standardize the production processes at all locations.
The verb is derived from the noun 'der Standard' (the standard). The ending '-isieren' (-ize) is a typical verb ending and means 'to make something into something'—here, therefore, 'to make something into a standard'.
Die EU versucht, viele Normen für Produkte zu standardisieren.
The EU is trying to standardize many standards for products.
'Standardisieren' (to standardize) is a transitive verb and always requires an accusative object. So the structure is: someone standardizes something.
Die Firma hat ihre internen Abläufe standardisiert.
The company standardized its internal procedures.
This verb is often used in the context of business, technology, and administration. Typical objects are 'Prozesse' (processes), 'Verfahren' (procedures), 'Produkte' (products), or 'Datenformate' (data formats).
Es ist wichtig, die Testverfahren zu standardisieren, um vergleichbare Ergebnisse zu erhalten.
It is important to standardize the testing procedures in order to obtain comparable results.
The word 'standardisieren' (to standardize) belongs more to written or specialist language. It is often found in reports, academic texts, or business communication.
Im Protokoll wurde festgehalten, dass die Kommunikationswege standardisiert werden müssen.
The minutes recorded that the communication channels need to be standardized.
to normalize
For data, both standardisieren and normalisieren can refer to converting values to a uniform scale. Standardisieren aligns values with a defined standard or reference measure; normalisieren often scales them to a specific range of values. Since technical conventions vary, the specific method mentioned is decisive.
Für den Vergleich standardisiert die Forscherin alle Messwerte nach demselben Bezugsmaß.
For comparison, the researcher standardizes all the measurements using the same reference measure.
Für den Vergleich normalisiert die Forscherin alle Messwerte auf einen Bereich von null bis eins.
For comparison, the researcher normalizes all the measurements to a range from zero to one.
