norm

CEFRB2

/nɔːm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A usual or accepted standard of behavior or amount.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.

Examples

  • A vector is a unit vector if its norm is 1.

  • Her behaviour towards me was a departure from the norm.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.

  2. That which is normal or typical.

  3. 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:

More examples

In context

  • The new design is a departure from the norm.

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

  • Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Following the social blank, everyone in the courtroom stood up when the judge entered.

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Origin

noun

From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square, a rule, a pattern, a precept”). Doublet of norma.