Standard solution:
A solution of accurately known concentration, prepared using standard
substances in one of several ways. A primary standard is a substance of
known high purity which may be dissolved in a known volume of solvent
to give a primary standard solution. If stoichiometry is used to establish
the strength of a titrant, it is called a secondary standard solution. The term
secondary standard can also be applied to a substance whose active agent
contents have been found by comparison against a primary standard. Concentrations
of standard solutions may be expressed in kmol m–3, mol dm–3,
or in terms more closely related to those used in specific titrations (as titres).
O.B. 48 IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology 2nd Edition (1997)