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 Definitions of Norm  [ɔrm]  

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Definition of 'Norm' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) norm
a standard, model, or pattern.

2.  norm
a rule or standard of behavior expected of each member of a social group.

3.  norm
a behavior pattern or trait considered typical of a particular social group.

4.  norm
the general level or average.

5.  norm
Educ.

6.  norm
a designated standard of average performance of people of a given age, background, etc.

7.  norm
a standard based on the past average performance of a given individual.

8.  norm
Math.

9.  norm
a real-valued, nonnegative function whose domain is a vector space.

10.  norm
the greatest difference between two successive points of a given partition.

Etymology:  (1815–25; < L normarule, pattern)

Definition of 'Norm' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) norm
a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
"the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

2. (noun) average, norm
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
"it set the norm for American homes"


Definition of 'Norm' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) norm
the norm
sth that is normal or usual
These temperatures are pretty much the norm for this time of year.

2.  norm
norms
accepted behavior, methods, etc.
social/cultural norms


Definition of 'Norm' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Norm
a rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type

2. (adj) Norm
a typical, structural unit; a type



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