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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3718 COCA: 3387

norm

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
norm /ˈnoɚm/ noun
plural norms
norm
/ˈnoɚm/
noun
plural norms
Learner's definition of NORM
norms [plural] : standards of proper or acceptable behavior规范;行为标准
the norm : an average level of development or achievement平均水平;标准
the norm : something (such as a behavior or way of doing something) that is usual or expected常态
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3718 COCA: 3387
1
: an authoritative standard : model
2
: a principle of right action binding upon the members of a group and serving to guide, control, or regulate proper and acceptable behavior
No society lacks norms governing conduct. Robert K. Merton
3
: average: such as
a
: a set standard of development or achievement usually derived from the average or median achievement of a large group
b
: a pattern or trait taken to be typical in the behavior of a social group
studies aimed at establishing the norms of sexual behavior among the middle classes
c
: a widespread or usual practice, procedure, or custom
standing ovations became the norm
Bilingualism is the norm in many countries.
4
a
: a real-valued nonnegative function defined on a vector space with value analogous to length and satisfying the conditions that the function is zero if and only if the vector (see vector entry 1 sense 1a) is zero, the function of the product of a scalar and a vector is equal to the product of the absolute value of the scalar and the function of the vector, and the function of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the functions of the two vectors
specifically : the square root of the sum of the squares of the absolute values of the elements of a matrix (see matrix sense 5a) or of the components of a vector
b
: the greatest distance between two successive points of a set of points that partition an interval (see interval sense 3) into smaller intervals
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average, mean, median, norm mean something that represents a middle point.

average is the quotient obtained by dividing the sum total of a set of figures by the number of figures.

scored an average of 85 on tests

mean may be the simple average or it may represent value midway between two extremes.

a high of 70° and a low of 50° give a mean of 60°

median applies to the value that represents the point at which there are as many instances above as there are below.

average of a group of persons earning 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 dollars an hour is 6 dollars, whereas the median is 5 dollars

norm means the average of performance of a significantly large group, class, or grade.

scores about the norm for fifth grade arithmetic

Example Sentences

She scored well above the norm in math. Smaller families have become the norm. Women used to stay at home to take care of the children, but that's no longer the norm.
Recent Examples on the Web But Russia's recent setbacks in Ukraine could create a serious dilemma for China, just weeks before Xi is widely expected to secure a norm-breaking third term in power at a key Communist Party meeting. Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng And Philip Wang, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 So the fact that Jackson played last year, his fourth season, without a deal was already beyond the norm. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Consider doing something beyond the norm today, something that exposes you to new cultures or ways of thinking, because a spark of inspiration from far away could become very important to you. Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 While superhero cameos have become the Marvel norm, the third episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law welcomes a different kind of guest star: superstar rapper Megan Thee Stallion, playing herself. Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 Working from home can now even mean taking a pay cut — a norm that tech giants such as Google and Twitter led the charge on. Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 The median home sells for over ten times the average resident’s annual income, twice the national norm. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022 Deicide has been active since the late ‘80s, practicing a special strain of Floridian norm-skewing death metal. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2022 Get Creative With Staffing While mass layoffs remain the exception rather than the norm, market headwinds are causing some companies to review headcount and create contingency plans if future staffing adjustments are required. Camille Fetter, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin norma "carpenterʼs square, pattern," probably borrowed from an Etruscan adaptation of Greek gnṓmōn "carpenterʼs square, indicator on a sundial" — more at gnomon

First Known Use

1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of norm was in 1674
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3718 COCA: 3387
norm

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + NORM | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEaccepted, established接受的規範;公認的標準ethical, moral倫理/道德規範cultural, social, societal文化規範;社會規範community, gender, group, peer社區的/有關性別的/團體的/同齡人之間的規範VERB + NORMbe, become是規範;成為規範Small families are the norm nowadays.現在大都是小家庭。conform to符合規範Their appearance conforms to the group norm.他們的裝束符合這一群體的規範。break from, challenge違背/挑戰規範be different from, deviate from, differ from, violate不同於常態;偏離常態;不符合標準;違背常態PREPOSITIONabove the norm, below the norm, over the norm高於/低於/超過標準They want to discourage pay settlements over the norm.他們想阻止推行超過正常標準的工資解決方案。norm for⋯的標準On-screen editing has become the norm for all student work.在計算機屏幕上編輯已成為所有學生作業的標準要求。norm of⋯的標準accepted norms of international law公認的國際法標準PHRASESa departure from the norm, a deviation from the norm, an exception to the norm違背常態;常規之外的特例The new design is a departure from the norm.新的設計打破了常規。the norm rather than the exception正常而非例外In these areas poverty is the norm rather than the exception.在這些地區,貧窮是正常現象而不是例外。out of the norm (especially NAmE) 不規範I saw nothing out of the norm.我沒有看到任何不符合規範的情況。

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