Standardizing NaOH and HCL

I recently found data pertaining to the pH level of certain
concentrations of NaOH. Specifically, 0.01 N of NaOH is suppose to be
at a pH of 12. Seems like this would be a way to standardize the
solution. Does anyone in this group know why this isn't common
practice?

tia
clyde

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