norm

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English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɔːm/
• (General American) enPR: nôrm, IPA^(key): /nɔɹm/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m

Etymology 1

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

Noun

norm (plural norms)

1. That which is normal or typical.
2. A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.
3. (philosophy, computer science) A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.
5. (mathematics) 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 ${displaystyle v\mapsto \left|v\right|}$ or ${displaystyle v\mapsto \left\|v\right\|}$, that satisfies the following properties:
   1. if ${displaystyle v\neq 0}$ then ${displaystyle \left\|v\right\|\neq 0}$;
   2. given a scalar ${displaystyle k}$, ${displaystyle \left\|kv\right\|=\left|k\right|\cdot \left\|v\right\|}$, where ${displaystyle \left|k\right|}$ is the absolute value of ${displaystyle k}$;
   3. given two vectors ${displaystyle v,w}$, ${displaystyle \left\|v+w\right\|\leq \left\|v\right\|+\left\|w\right\|}$ (the triangle inequality).
6. (mathematics) Any of several generalizations of the above: a field norm, ideal norm, etc.
   1. (algebra) An element of the image of some (generalized) norm, the element then said to be from the norm in question, or from the structure which gave rise to the norm.

7. (chess) A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.

Hyponyms

• (mathematics): absolute value, p-adic absolute value, trivial absolute value

Derived terms

Related terms

• abnormity
• abnormous
• normal
• normated
• normatic
• normative
• normo-

Translations

Etymology 2

Back-formation from normed.

Verb

norm (third-person singular simple present norms, present participle norming, simple past and past participle normed)

1. (mathematical analysis) To endow (a vector space, etc.) with a norm.

Derived terms

• norming

Translations

See also

• normalize, normalise

References

Further reading

• “norm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “norm”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• morn

Danish

Etymology

From Latin norma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɒˀm/

Noun

norm c (singular definite normen, plural indefinite normer)

1. norm; standard

Declension

References

• “norm” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French norme, ultimately from Latin nōrma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔrm/
• Hyphenation: norm
• Rhymes: -ɔrm

Noun

norm f (plural normen, diminutive normpje n)

1. a norm, standard

Derived terms

• bedrijfsnorm
• begrotingsnorm
• Maastrichtnorm
• normbesef
• normloos
• normtaal
• schrijfnorm
• taalnorm

Related terms

• normaal
• normatief
• normeren

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin norma.

Noun

norm m (definite singular normen, indefinite plural normer, definite plural normene)

1. norm (that which is normal)

Derived terms

• normere

References

• “norm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin norma.

Noun

norm f (definite singular norma, indefinite plural normer, definite plural normene)

1. A norm (that which is normal).

Derived terms

• normera/normere
• normering

References

• “norm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

norm c

1. norm (that which is normal)
2. norm (in analysis)

Declension

Related terms

• normal
• normativ
• normera
• normalisera

Anagrams

• morn

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńurme. Cognates include Finnish nurmi.

Noun

norm

1. lawn
2. meadow

Declension