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Meaning
Noun
●
That which is
normal
or typical.
●
A
rule
that is
imposed
by
regulations
and/or
socially
enforced
by members of a community.
●
In Computer science, Philosophy & Directives:
A
sentence
with
non-descriptive
meaning
, such as a
command
,
permission
, or prohibition.
●
In Functions & Mathematics:
A
function
,
generally
denoted
v↦|v| or v↦‖v‖, that
maps
vectors
to
non-negative
scalars
and has the
following
properties:
if
v
ne
0 then ‖v‖
ne
0;
given a
scalar
k
, ‖kv‖=|k|·‖v‖, where |k| is the
absolute value
of
k
;
●
In Functions, Mathematics & :
A
function
,
generally
denoted
v↦|v| or v↦‖v‖, that
maps
vectors
to
non-negative
scalars
and has the
following
properties:
given two
vectors
v,w, ‖v+w‖<‖v‖+‖w‖ (the
triangle
inequality).
●
In Chess:
A high level of performance in a
chess
tournament
, several of which are required for a
player
to
receive
a title.
●
In Radioactivity:
Initialism of
naturally
occurring
radioactive
materials.
●
In Linguistics:
Initialism of
nonmobile
older
rural
male.
Verb
●
In Mathematical analysis & Functional analysis:
To
endow
(a
vector space
, etc.) with a norm.
Name
●
A
diminutive
of the
male
given name
Norman
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Origin
norm
English
norma
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Standard
Rule
Criterion
Principle
Belief
Culture
Concept
Law
Ideology
Notion
Standards
Attitude
Rules
Behavior
Ideal
Habit
Tradition
Obligation
Commonplace
Theory
Ethics
Taboo
Stereotype
Practice
Expectation
Phenomenon
Beliefs
Conformity
Policy
Values
Requirement
Routine
Trend
Mainstream
Mentality
Assumption
Idea
Done Thing
Status Quo
Way Of The World
Law Of The Land
More
Rhymes
Corm
Dorm
Norm
Deform
Uniform
Lukewarm
Barnstorm
Misinform
Duststorm
Multiform
Thunderstorm
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