norm
a standard, model, or pattern.
general level or average: Two cars per family is the norm in most suburban communities.
a behavior pattern or trait considered typical of a particular social group:The patients regained the norms of everyday life after their hospitalization.
Sociology. a pattern or standard of behavior expected of each member of a social group: In many countries, cultural norms result in women bearing primary responsibility for childcare.
Education.
a designated standard of average performance of people of a given age, background, etc.
a standard based on the past average performance of a given individual.
Mathematics.
a real-valued, nonnegative function whose domain is a vector space, with properties such that the function of a vector is zero only when the vector is zero, the function of a scalar times a vector is equal to the absolute value of the scalar times the function of the vector, and the function of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the functional values of each vector. The norm of a real number is its absolute value.
the greatest difference between two successive points of a given partition.
Origin of norm
1Other words from norm
- norm·less, adjective
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Norman.
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How to use norm in a sentence
In the world of work, virtual meetings have become the norm.
Google search trends: People are in search for connection during the lockdown | Russell Welch | August 20, 2020 | Search Engine WatchWith all this evidence, mask wearing has become the norm in many places.
Cloth Masks Do Protect The Wearer – Breathing In Less Coronavirus Means You Get Less Sick | LGBTQ-Editor | August 20, 2020 | No Straight News“Despite enormous improvements in human health over the past century, we remain far from a situation in which living to 100 years of age in fairly good health is the norm,” the authors said.
The Secret to a Long, Healthy Life Is in the Genes of the Oldest Humans Alive | Shelly Fan | August 10, 2020 | Singularity HubCommitment to democratic norms is faltering widely around the world.
Violations of norms — even the law — become justifiable depending on who is doing the rule-breaking and who is being targeted.
What Happened In Portland Shows Just How Fragile Our Democracy Is | Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 5, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
However, in reality, this should be the norm, not a “pleasant surprise.”
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch | Dean Obeidallah | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut being hung up on before having chance to tell the unnamed desk sergeant I was with the fourth estate is not the norm.
Subjectivity and exaggerating the foibles or bad reasoning of the opposition in political coverage was the norm.
For a country forever cracking down on those perceived as veering from the sexual norm, being gay is finally starting to pay.
Is behind-the-scenes duplicity, cloaked in coming-of-age business dilemma, the new norm for major-label moves?
Taylor Swift Dumps Spotify, Igniting Turf War Between Spotify and Apple | Dale Eisinger | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery one is a judge of everything, for he holds fast to the norm.
The New Society | Walther Rathenaunorm couldn't sleep there without curtains to the windows; no more could we; it is right on the street, almost.
Little Fishers: and their Nets | PansyNow norm had all his evenings to lounge about in, and had not known what to do with them; and he could read quite well.
Little Fishers: and their Nets | PansyMr. Sherrill who had eyes for all that was going on, came forward swiftly and held a cordial hand to norm.
Little Fishers: and their Nets | Pansy"Now for supper," said norm, who with secret delight had thought constantly of the surprise in store for Alf and Rick.
Little Fishers: and their Nets | Pansy
British Dictionary definitions for norm (1 of 4)
/ (nɔːm) /
an average level of achievement or performance, as of a group or person
a standard of achievement or behaviour that is required, desired, or designated as normal
sociol an established standard of behaviour shared by members of a social group to which each member is expected to conform
maths
the length of a vector expressed as the square root of the sum of the square of its components
another name for mode (def. 6)
geology the theoretical standard mineral composition of an igneous rock
Origin of norm
1British Dictionary definitions for Norm (2 of 4)
/ (nɔːm) /
a stereotype of the unathletic Australian male
Origin of Norm
2British Dictionary definitions for norm. (3 of 4)
normal
British Dictionary definitions for Norm. (4 of 4)
Norman
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