Standard deviation is a number used to tell how measurements for a group are spread out from the average (mean), or expected value. A low standard deviation means that most of the numbers are very close to the average. A high standard deviation means that the numbers are spread out.
Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. status symbol (status symbols plural) A status symbol is something that a person has or owns that shows they have money or importance in society. n-count.
In contrast to a physical sign, symbols represents something else by association, resemblance or convention... something visible representing something invisible. For example, the well-known image of a dove symbolizes peace, rather than just depicting the bird itself. Common symbols that are not considered signs include a dove to represent peace, a cross to represent Christianity or even punctuation marks such as the question mark or the exclamation mark. Sometimes the words sign and symbol are used as synonyms.