All norm synonyms

noun norm

• median — a Mede.
• medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
• par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
• scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
• touchstone — a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing.
• yardstick — a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring.
• 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.
• standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
• pattern — a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.
• benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
• criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
• measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
• barometer — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
• gauge — to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
• mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.