They set absolute standards of behavior for their children that are not to be questioned or negotiated. (cyc-net.org)
The CVM uses five vulnerability categories (low, medium, high, severe and acute) which are determined using a mean absolute standard deviation method18. (nature.com)
Black Protestants are far more likely than evangelicals to say that what is right or wrong depends on the situation (68 %, compared to 48 %) than on absolute standards (29 %, compared to 50 %). (christianitytoday.com)