norm
That which is normal or typical.
Noun 4 meanings
That which is normal or typical.
“Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country.”
A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.
“Not eating your children is just one of those societal norms.”
A required level of achievement.
A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.
Verb 1 meaning
To endow (a vector space, etc.) with a norm.
Etymology
From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square, a rule, a pattern, a precept”). Doublet of norma.
NORM at a glance
NORM has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + R 1 + M 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,827 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with norm
All rhymes- FORM9
- PLATFORM15
- PERFORM14
- STORM7
- REFORM11
- UNIFORM12
- INFORM11
- TRANSFORM14
- WORM9
- DORM7
- CONFORM14
- THUNDERSTORM18
One letter away
- FORM9
- WORM9
- DORM7
- NORI4
- CORM8
- GORM7
- NORK8
- BORM8
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