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- [nawrm]
- /nɔrm/
- /nɔːm/
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- [nawrm]
- /nɔrm/
Definitions of norm word
- noun norm a standard, model, or pattern. 1
- noun norm general level or average: Two cars per family is the norm in most suburban communities. 1
- noun norm Education. a designated standard of average performance of people of a given age, background, etc. a standard based on the past average performance of a given individual. 1
- noun norm Mathematics. a real-valued, nonnegative function whose domain is a vector space, with properties such that the function of a vector is zero only when the vector is zero, the function of a scalar times a vector is equal to the absolute value of the scalar times the function of the vector, and the function of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the functional values of each vector. The norm of a real number is its absolute value. the greatest difference between two successive points of a given partition. 1
- noun norm Something that is usual, typical, or standard. 1
- noun norm sth considered normal 1
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Origin of norm
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25, norm is from the Latin word norma carpenter's square, rule, pattern
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Parts of speech for Norm
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norm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
norm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for norm
noun norm
- custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- model — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- type — a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
Antonyms for norm
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