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norm
1[nawrm]
noun
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.Ģża 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.Ģż
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.Ģż
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.
Norm.
2abbreviation
Norman.
norm
1/ ²ŌÉĖ³¾ /
noun
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
geology the theoretical standard mineral composition of an igneous rock
Norm.
2abbreviation
Norman
Norm
3/ ²ŌÉĖ³¾ /
noun
a stereotype of the unathletic Australian male
norm.
4abbreviation
normal
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- normless adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of norm1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of norm1
Origin of norm2
Example Sentences
"This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences."
"This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences," Walz said.
As has become the norm in the nationās political discourse, Republicans and Democrats spoke about the confrontation Friday as if they had observed two entirely separate incidents.
This is a violation of long-standing norms and laws governing how the United States military should not be used against the American people.
Their small-batch production, inspired by highly personal memories, challenges the norms of the industry.
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