NORM

average, norm

(noun) a statistic describing the location of a distribution; “it set the norm for American homes”

norm

(noun) a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; “the current middle-class norm of two children per family”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

norm (plural norms)

That which is normal or typical.

A rule that is enforced by members of a community.

(philosophy, computer science) A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.

(mathematics) A function, generally denoted \(v\mapsto\left|v\right|\) or \(v\mapsto\left\|v\right\|\), that maps vectors to non-negative scalars and has the following properties

if \(v\ne0\) then \(\left\|v\right\|\ne0\);

given a scalar \(k\), \(\left\|kv\right\|=\left|k\right|\cdot\left\|v\right\|\), where \(\left|k\right|\) is the absolute value of \(k\);

given two vectors \(v,w\), \(\left\|v+w\right\|\le\left\|v\right\|+\left\|w\right\|\) (the triangle inequality).

(chess) A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.

Hyponyms

• (mathematics): absolute value, p-adic absolute value, trivial absolute value

Etymology 2

Verb

norm (third-person singular simple present norms, present participle norming, simple past and past participle normed)

(analysis) To endow (a vector space, etc) with a norm.

Anagrams

• morn

Proper noun

Norm

A diminutive of the male given name Norman

Anagrams

• morn

Noun

NORM

Initialism of naturally occurring radioactive materials.

Anagrams

• morn

Source: Wiktionary


Norm, n. Etym: [L. norma a rule. See Normal, a.]

1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: A typical, structural unit; a type. Agassiz.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOMETIME

(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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