Norm

Quick meaning: Norm is a noun meaning That which is normal or typical.

Meaning

That which is normal or typical.

More Meanings

1. A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.
2. (philosophy, computer science) A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.
3. (mathematics) Any of several generalizations of the above: a field norm, ideal norm, etc.
4. (chess) A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.
5. (mathematical analysis) To endow (a vector space, etc.) with a norm.
6. (mathematics) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the length of a vector. Formally, a real-valued function on a vector space, generally denoted v↦|v| or v↦‖v‖, that satisfies the following properties:

Example Sentences

Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country.

Not eating your children is just one of those societal norms.

[…] the world needs a constitutional moment that will generate new institutions and actuate a new norm.

Peer pressure helps explain why people in Europe weigh less than Americans: They follow different social norms, like eating only at mealtimes instead of snacking throughout the day.

Word Forms

• norms
• norming
• normed

Synonyms for norm

Depending on context, synonyms include average.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include average, normalcy, normality, normative, normal, custom.

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