The phrase "a nominal standard" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a standard that is established or recognized but may not be strictly enforced or may have limited practical application.
Example: "The organization adopted a nominal standard for reporting, which allowed for flexibility in how data was presented."
Alternatives: "a minimal standard" or "a basic standard".
During a hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp study, the rate of glucose infusion required to maintain euglycemia in the last hour of the clamp was somewhat higher in the 2 carriers of the R225W variant as compared to 2 closely matched controls but did not reach a nominal standard of significance (7.3±0.8 vs. 5.4±2.4 ml/kg/min, p = 0.16).
The particle size distribution is assumed by a Gaussian distribution, having a nominal mean diameter ν n = 4.21 μm and a nominal standard deviation σ n = 0.07 μm.
Without microbiological personnel oversight of the data generated by automated testing methods, publishing an antibiogram simply would be another task made to meet a nominal standard devoid of clinical utility.
By following this nominal standard order a rough cross-reference between various books is achieved.
In the seventy's, supported by the –– wrong –– hypotheses which gave birth to the NSD (Nominal Standard Dose), hypofractionation reappears.
The table only shows approximate values for the most important standards; even the same nominal standard could vary slightly between one city and its neighbour.
Like Skype, users are charged a nominal fee to call standard phone lines.
The control architecture is standard; a nominal LTI output feedback with an anti-windup (AW) mechanism.
After weeks of speculation, DMGT confirmed this morning that it was selling a majority interest in the Standard for a "nominal sum", believed to by £1, to Evening Press Ltd, a company formed by Alexander Lebedev and his London-based son Evgeny Lebedev.
He bought the Standard for a nominal 1 pound from Viscount Rothermere, scion of a newspaper dynasty.
The sample concentration was calculated by comparison of its peak area with the peak area of a nominal concentration of an external standard.
