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.
A status symbol is an object which is meant to signify its owners' high social and economic standing. Although which things act as status symbols changes over time, they are always linked to the primary differences between the upper and lower classes within the society.