Norm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A standard, model, or pattern regarded as typical: the current middle-class norm of two children per family.
  • n. Mathematics A mode.
  • n. Mathematics An average.
  • n. Mathematics The length of a vector.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To endow (a vector space, etc) with a norm.
  • n. That which is regarded as normal or typical.
  • n. A rule that is enforced by members of a community.
  • n. A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.
  • n. A function, generally denoted or , that maps vectors to non-negative scalars and has the following properties:
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.
  • n. A typical, structural unit; a type.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rule; a pattern; a model; an authoritative standard.
  • n. In biology, a typical structural unit; a type.
  • n. In petrography, in the quantitative classification (see rock), the standard mineral composition of an igneous rock, that is, the chemical composition expressed in terms of standard minerals.
  • n. An abbreviation of Norman.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a statistic describing the location of a distribution
  • n. a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
  • Verb Form
    normatively    normativity    normed    normes    norming    norms   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    criterion    measure    standard    touchstone   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    norming   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    model    type    standard    pattern   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    conform    deform    disinform    dorm    form    inform    lukewarm    misinform    perform    reform   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    conventions    guideline    taboo    ethic    standpoint    criterion    mores    precept    sanction    concept