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Norm

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Noun

1. norm

a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical

Example Sentences:
'the current middle-class norm of two children per family'

2. average, norm

a statistic describing the location of a distribution

Example Sentences:
'it set the norm for American homes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Norm

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noun
1. 
an average level of achievement or performance, as of a group or person
2. 
a standard of achievement or behaviour that is required, desired, or designated as normal
3. sociology
an established standard of behaviour shared by members of a social group to which each member is expected to conform
4. mathematics
a. 
the length of a vector expressed as the square root of the sum of the square of its components
b.  another name for mode (sense 6)
5. geology
the theoretical standard mineral composition of an igneous rock
noun
a stereotype of the unathletic Australian male
abbreviation for
normal
abbreviation for
Norman

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Norm

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noun
a standard, model, or pattern for a group
; esp.,
a. 
such a standard of achievement as represented by the median or average achievement of a large group
b. 
a standard of conduct that should or must be followed
c. 
a way of behaving typical of a certain group

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Norm

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abbr.
Norman
n.
1.
a. A pattern that is regarded as typical of something: a neighborhood where families with two wage-earners are the norm.
b. A standard or expectation that is established for a given enterprise or effort: journalistic norms.
c. A pattern of behavior considered acceptable or proper by a social group: violated the norms of his community.
2. Mathematics
a. An average.
b. The magnitude of a vector.
c. The modulus of a complex number.
tr.v. normed, norm·ing, norms
1. To establish or judge in reference to a norm: normed the test on the basis of last year's results.
2. Mathematics To define a norm on (a space).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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