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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