Definition of norm in English:

norm

noun nɔːmnɔrm

1the normSomething that is usual, typical, or standard.
strikes were the norm
Example sentencesExamples
- Older people, particularly, worry about what appears to be everyday standards of behaviour which now pass as the norm in contemporary Western society.
- True, heavy rainfall in November is the norm, and deluges, whether they strike in March or in December, will always cause some flooding.
- Given the Pride In York campaign, the standards applied to Lilac Avenue should become the norm, not the exception.
- Expectations of excellence were the norm and achievement was the never-stated aim.
- Perhaps there is a shying away from the detailed academic tomes which have become the norm in biographies, towards something more friendly to the average reader.
- Standards are very much the exception rather than the norm.
- I'd like to have witnessed more action, but given that Kingston's darkest crimes are more one-offs than the norm, the night's events were pretty typical for the patrol.
- As he readily admits, such an extreme experiment is not the norm for any typical American, but his case is used to prove a point about the rise of obesity in the United States.
- Testing has long impeded all groups of minority students, and is a strong barrier to the success of minorities in schools where standardized testing is the norm.
- We aim to develop a community in which working, teaching and learning are enjoyable, purposeful and effective and where high expectations are the norm.
- But the trouble is that this kind of burglary - the kind most likely to go ‘wrong’ - is now the norm in Britain.
- Some companies, such as Bank of Ireland, automatically include this type of accident in their standard cover, but this is not the norm.
- The country has been plagued by political scandals and infighting in government, and strikes and demonstrations are now the norm.
- The clamour for marks and a rank at the end of the term is so intense and common that it's the norm to harass a child as long as it's for better marks.
- Upper class or not, women must not assume that just because Caesarians have become the norm, it's normal.
- Far from the norm and at the same time about as normal as Hollywood gets, this is a hidden gem.
- We challenge you to join us in creating healthy work environments by making these standards the norm.
- It has driving strength which is quite the usual and the norm running through the Mazda range.
- The brewery was praised for supplying its Old Brewery real ale throughout the country at relatively low prices - on average nearly 30p cheaper than the norm.
- ‘Being of normal weight is no longer the norm,’ says Johnstone.
Synonyms
standard, usual, normal, typical, average, the rule, predictable, unexceptional, par for the course, what one would expect, expected, (only) to be expected
1. 1.1usually norms A standard or pattern, especially of social behaviour, that is typical or expected.
  the norms of good behaviour in the Civil Service
  Example sentencesExamples
  Although I like to think of myself as a modern and liberated woman, I can't help but fall prey to the guidelines of social norms.
  It has long been established that there is a strong association between crime and deviant behavior and the breakdown of social bonds or norms.
  Superimposed on shared expectations, preferences, and knowledge structures are social norms guiding action.
  The distortion and utter disregard for social norms, anti-social behaviour and altered family values, are some of the manifestations of this phenomenon.
  Social norms and traditions of behavior, which are loosely correlated with the law, also set consumer expectations.
  It is easy to assume that these new roles lead to strains on the elderly in that: they must adapt to changes in social norms and acceptable behavioral standards.
  Certain financial reward today is, for some individuals, better than the uncertain reward of behaving properly and conforming to social norms.
  You are likely to take steps that do not fit into social norms or patterns.
  You may not conform to social norms and patterns.
  Deviance refers to behavior or characteristics that violate significant social norms and expectations and are negatively valued by large numbers of people.
  According to this view of things, the Revolution may have caused long aftershocks, but it did not itself generate norms or patterns of behaviour.
  However much we treasure a belief in free will, social norms and conventions exist partly to reduce the need to make choices in the first place.
  Justice reinforces social norms and deters some would-be perpetrators.
  Abnormality has also been defined in terms of both statistical and social norms - behaviour that is statistically uncommon is seen as abnormal.
  Those who deem conventional values and institutions as important are likely to abide by conventional social norms.
  Medical workers are members of our society, and their value systems are largely consistent with social norms.
  In such matters, social and cultural norms dictate people's behavior.
  It is based on the notion that society usually exercises control over individual behaviour and desire through social rules and norms.
  Strict conformity to harsh social norms was demanded of everyone, regardless of status or wealth.
  In such settings, the social norms and rules which usually justify or encourage questioning and dissent may no longer work.
  Synonyms
  convention, standard, criterion, measure, gauge, yardstick, benchmark, point of reference, touchstone, barometer, litmus test, basis, scale, rule, formula, pattern, guide, guideline, model, exemplar, type
2. 1.2 A required standard; a level to be complied with or reached.
  the 7 per cent pay norm had been breached again
  Example sentencesExamples
  That is particularly important for rural suppliers, because often the rural supply is for their stock as well as for domestic purposes and they accept a standard that is below the norm.
  Grahamstown city engineer Terry Horner objected as this did not meet the national minimum norms and standards which required road access to ‘each and every site’.
  Fighters kept their gravity well below Earth norm, the standard gravity found on ships and space stations.
  In general, a child is considered to have speech delay if speech development is significantly below the norm of other children of the same age.
  However, some countries in the SADC region are setting the norm and standard on how to win the war against corruption.
  The share of the households in the distribution that has an availability of calories below the norm is classified as undernourished.
  On average, these students' scores at Grades 3, 7, and 11 were at least one or more grade levels below the norm.
  Taking the generally accepted norm of 5 people per family, that's 16 families.
  Educational concessions, subsidies and promotions as well as government jobs are to be restricted to those who accept the small family norm.
  There are many people who are paid way above the norm.
  By European standards, that's a really big budget; by Hollywood standards, it's below the norm.
  It also showed that the majority of Scots think smoke-free restaurants should be the norm, prompting Deacon to call on the pub and restaurant trade to take urgent action to create smokeless zones.
  According to Mintel, typical store brand food shoppers tend to be young, with incomes below the norm.
  Many teachers themselves believe that 70 hours a week is the norm, and is required of them.
  One day it's 10 degrees below the norm for this time of the year, the next it's 10 degrees above.
  Secondly, it has been incorrectly assumed that the standard set by developed countries can be considered the norm.
  It streamlines and doctors the varieties of English into a uniform entity, and at the same time it makes the standardized English the norm, internationally acceptable and accessible.
  Now more than ever, the level of detail on every garment has become a requirement, and may soon reach the norm.
  Mid-week rain has kept water levels above the norm for the time of year and another bream-focussed contest seems likely.
  Action will be taken against those who fail to comply with the norm.
2Mathematics
The product of a complex number and its conjugate, equal to the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary components, or the positive square root of this sum.
1. 2.1 An analogous quantity used to represent the magnitude of a vector.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The random vector is drawn from a Gaussian distribution whose standard deviation is 20% of the norm of the force vector.

verb nɔːm

[with object]

Adjust (something) to conform to a norm.
Example sentencesExamples
- This version of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test was normed on monolingual Spanish speakers outside of the U.S. mainland and then tested with bilingual Hispanics on the U.S. mainland.
- Second, teachers have experience with many children, so their responses are implicitly normed.
- Contrary to popular belief, IQ tests are very well normed and give consistent results across different forms of the test.
- The authors of one article made overt their use of research instruments with African American couples that were originally designed and normed with European American couples.
- Though the test was normed for 7 year old students, these young students seemed to have trouble with the gradations of the scoring system.
- Thus, lower performance of bilingual children on tests normed on monolinguals could imply a distribution of knowledge across the two languages rather than a general linguistic deficiency.
- When the SAT was normed, its population represented a small minority of college-bound white middle-class students.
- Recommendations for early identification testing often include the use of commercially available, nationally normed measures of reading and phonological awareness.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin norma 'precept, rule, carpenter's square'.

enormous from mid 16th century:
Enormous is from Latin enormis, from e- ‘out of’ and norma ‘pattern, standard’ (the root of norm (early 19th century), and normal (mid 17th century)). In early use it meant ‘abnormal, unusual, extraordinary’ and also ‘abnormally bad, monstrous, shocking’ as well as ‘huge’. This bad sense is still found in enormity (Late Middle English), which strictly means ‘a grave crime or sin’ or ‘the extreme seriousness of something bad’, although today people increasingly use it to mean simply ‘great size or scale’.

Rhymes

conform, corm, dorm, form, forme, haulm, lukewarm, Maugham, misinform, outperform, perform, shawm, storm, swarm, transform, underperform, warm

Definition of norm in US English:

norm

nounnôrmnɔrm

1the normSomething that is usual, typical, or standard.
this system has been the norm in Germany for decades
Example sentencesExamples
- Upper class or not, women must not assume that just because Caesarians have become the norm, it's normal.
- Standards are very much the exception rather than the norm.
- True, heavy rainfall in November is the norm, and deluges, whether they strike in March or in December, will always cause some flooding.
- Some companies, such as Bank of Ireland, automatically include this type of accident in their standard cover, but this is not the norm.
- The country has been plagued by political scandals and infighting in government, and strikes and demonstrations are now the norm.
- Older people, particularly, worry about what appears to be everyday standards of behaviour which now pass as the norm in contemporary Western society.
- Expectations of excellence were the norm and achievement was the never-stated aim.
- We aim to develop a community in which working, teaching and learning are enjoyable, purposeful and effective and where high expectations are the norm.
- Testing has long impeded all groups of minority students, and is a strong barrier to the success of minorities in schools where standardized testing is the norm.
- The brewery was praised for supplying its Old Brewery real ale throughout the country at relatively low prices - on average nearly 30p cheaper than the norm.
- Far from the norm and at the same time about as normal as Hollywood gets, this is a hidden gem.
- Given the Pride In York campaign, the standards applied to Lilac Avenue should become the norm, not the exception.
- ‘Being of normal weight is no longer the norm,’ says Johnstone.
- As he readily admits, such an extreme experiment is not the norm for any typical American, but his case is used to prove a point about the rise of obesity in the United States.
- Perhaps there is a shying away from the detailed academic tomes which have become the norm in biographies, towards something more friendly to the average reader.
- I'd like to have witnessed more action, but given that Kingston's darkest crimes are more one-offs than the norm, the night's events were pretty typical for the patrol.
- We challenge you to join us in creating healthy work environments by making these standards the norm.
- But the trouble is that this kind of burglary - the kind most likely to go ‘wrong’ - is now the norm in Britain.
- It has driving strength which is quite the usual and the norm running through the Mazda range.
- The clamour for marks and a rank at the end of the term is so intense and common that it's the norm to harass a child as long as it's for better marks.
Synonyms
standard, usual, normal, typical, average, the rule, predictable, unexceptional, par for the course, what one would expect, expected, to be expected, only to be expected
1. 1.1usually norms A standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group.
  the norms of good behavior in the Civil Service
  Example sentencesExamples
  Social norms and traditions of behavior, which are loosely correlated with the law, also set consumer expectations.
  Abnormality has also been defined in terms of both statistical and social norms - behaviour that is statistically uncommon is seen as abnormal.
  Superimposed on shared expectations, preferences, and knowledge structures are social norms guiding action.
  According to this view of things, the Revolution may have caused long aftershocks, but it did not itself generate norms or patterns of behaviour.
  Strict conformity to harsh social norms was demanded of everyone, regardless of status or wealth.
  Those who deem conventional values and institutions as important are likely to abide by conventional social norms.
  Although I like to think of myself as a modern and liberated woman, I can't help but fall prey to the guidelines of social norms.
  Medical workers are members of our society, and their value systems are largely consistent with social norms.
  It is based on the notion that society usually exercises control over individual behaviour and desire through social rules and norms.
  Certain financial reward today is, for some individuals, better than the uncertain reward of behaving properly and conforming to social norms.
  Justice reinforces social norms and deters some would-be perpetrators.
  It has long been established that there is a strong association between crime and deviant behavior and the breakdown of social bonds or norms.
  You are likely to take steps that do not fit into social norms or patterns.
  You may not conform to social norms and patterns.
  In such settings, the social norms and rules which usually justify or encourage questioning and dissent may no longer work.
  However much we treasure a belief in free will, social norms and conventions exist partly to reduce the need to make choices in the first place.
  Deviance refers to behavior or characteristics that violate significant social norms and expectations and are negatively valued by large numbers of people.
  The distortion and utter disregard for social norms, anti-social behaviour and altered family values, are some of the manifestations of this phenomenon.
  It is easy to assume that these new roles lead to strains on the elderly in that: they must adapt to changes in social norms and acceptable behavioral standards.
  In such matters, social and cultural norms dictate people's behavior.
  Synonyms
  convention, standard, criterion, measure, gauge, yardstick, benchmark, point of reference, touchstone, barometer, litmus test, basis, scale, rule, formula, pattern, guide, guideline, model, exemplar, type
2. 1.2 A required standard; a level to be complied with or reached.
  with modifier the 7% pay norm had been breached again
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are many people who are paid way above the norm.
  It streamlines and doctors the varieties of English into a uniform entity, and at the same time it makes the standardized English the norm, internationally acceptable and accessible.
  By European standards, that's a really big budget; by Hollywood standards, it's below the norm.
  According to Mintel, typical store brand food shoppers tend to be young, with incomes below the norm.
  Secondly, it has been incorrectly assumed that the standard set by developed countries can be considered the norm.
  It also showed that the majority of Scots think smoke-free restaurants should be the norm, prompting Deacon to call on the pub and restaurant trade to take urgent action to create smokeless zones.
  The share of the households in the distribution that has an availability of calories below the norm is classified as undernourished.
  Mid-week rain has kept water levels above the norm for the time of year and another bream-focussed contest seems likely.
  Many teachers themselves believe that 70 hours a week is the norm, and is required of them.
  That is particularly important for rural suppliers, because often the rural supply is for their stock as well as for domestic purposes and they accept a standard that is below the norm.
  Action will be taken against those who fail to comply with the norm.
  However, some countries in the SADC region are setting the norm and standard on how to win the war against corruption.
  On average, these students' scores at Grades 3, 7, and 11 were at least one or more grade levels below the norm.
  Fighters kept their gravity well below Earth norm, the standard gravity found on ships and space stations.
  In general, a child is considered to have speech delay if speech development is significantly below the norm of other children of the same age.
  Taking the generally accepted norm of 5 people per family, that's 16 families.
  Educational concessions, subsidies and promotions as well as government jobs are to be restricted to those who accept the small family norm.
  One day it's 10 degrees below the norm for this time of the year, the next it's 10 degrees above.
  Now more than ever, the level of detail on every garment has become a requirement, and may soon reach the norm.
  Grahamstown city engineer Terry Horner objected as this did not meet the national minimum norms and standards which required road access to ‘each and every site’.
2Mathematics
The product of a complex number and its conjugate, equal to the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary components, or the positive square root of this sum.
1. 2.1 An analogous quantity used to represent the magnitude of a vector.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The random vector is drawn from a Gaussian distribution whose standard deviation is 20% of the norm of the force vector.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin norma ‘precept, rule, carpenter's square’.

单词	norm
释义	Definition of norm in English: norm noun nɔːmnɔrm 1the normSomething that is usual, typical, or standard. strikes were the norm Example sentencesExamples Older people, particularly, worry about what appears to be everyday standards of behaviour which now pass as the norm in contemporary Western society. True, heavy rainfall in November is the norm, and deluges, whether they strike in March or in December, will always cause some flooding. Given the Pride In York campaign, the standards applied to Lilac Avenue should become the norm, not the exception. Expectations of excellence were the norm and achievement was the never-stated aim. Perhaps there is a shying away from the detailed academic tomes which have become the norm in biographies, towards something more friendly to the average reader. Standards are very much the exception rather than the norm. I'd like to have witnessed more action, but given that Kingston's darkest crimes are more one-offs than the norm, the night's events were pretty typical for the patrol. As he readily admits, such an extreme experiment is not the norm for any typical American, but his case is used to prove a point about the rise of obesity in the United States. Testing has long impeded all groups of minority students, and is a strong barrier to the success of minorities in schools where standardized testing is the norm. We aim to develop a community in which working, teaching and learning are enjoyable, purposeful and effective and where high expectations are the norm. But the trouble is that this kind of burglary - the kind most likely to go ‘wrong’ - is now the norm in Britain. Some companies, such as Bank of Ireland, automatically include this type of accident in their standard cover, but this is not the norm. The country has been plagued by political scandals and infighting in government, and strikes and demonstrations are now the norm. The clamour for marks and a rank at the end of the term is so intense and common that it's the norm to harass a child as long as it's for better marks. Upper class or not, women must not assume that just because Caesarians have become the norm, it's normal. Far from the norm and at the same time about as normal as Hollywood gets, this is a hidden gem. We challenge you to join us in creating healthy work environments by making these standards the norm. It has driving strength which is quite the usual and the norm running through the Mazda range. The brewery was praised for supplying its Old Brewery real ale throughout the country at relatively low prices - on average nearly 30p cheaper than the norm. ‘Being of normal weight is no longer the norm,’ says Johnstone. Synonyms standard, usual, normal, typical, average, the rule, predictable, unexceptional, par for the course, what one would expect, expected, (only) to be expected 1.1usually norms A standard or pattern, especially of social behaviour, that is typical or expected. the norms of good behaviour in the Civil Service Example sentencesExamples Although I like to think of myself as a modern and liberated woman, I can't help but fall prey to the guidelines of social norms. It has long been established that there is a strong association between crime and deviant behavior and the breakdown of social bonds or norms. Superimposed on shared expectations, preferences, and knowledge structures are social norms guiding action. The distortion and utter disregard for social norms, anti-social behaviour and altered family values, are some of the manifestations of this phenomenon. Social norms and traditions of behavior, which are loosely correlated with the law, also set consumer expectations. It is easy to assume that these new roles lead to strains on the elderly in that: they must adapt to changes in social norms and acceptable behavioral standards. Certain financial reward today is, for some individuals, better than the uncertain reward of behaving properly and conforming to social norms. You are likely to take steps that do not fit into social norms or patterns. You may not conform to social norms and patterns. Deviance refers to behavior or characteristics that violate significant social norms and expectations and are negatively valued by large numbers of people. According to this view of things, the Revolution may have caused long aftershocks, but it did not itself generate norms or patterns of behaviour. However much we treasure a belief in free will, social norms and conventions exist partly to reduce the need to make choices in the first place. Justice reinforces social norms and deters some would-be perpetrators. Abnormality has also been defined in terms of both statistical and social norms - behaviour that is statistically uncommon is seen as abnormal. Those who deem conventional values and institutions as important are likely to abide by conventional social norms. Medical workers are members of our society, and their value systems are largely consistent with social norms. In such matters, social and cultural norms dictate people's behavior. It is based on the notion that society usually exercises control over individual behaviour and desire through social rules and norms. Strict conformity to harsh social norms was demanded of everyone, regardless of status or wealth. In such settings, the social norms and rules which usually justify or encourage questioning and dissent may no longer work. Synonyms convention, standard, criterion, measure, gauge, yardstick, benchmark, point of reference, touchstone, barometer, litmus test, basis, scale, rule, formula, pattern, guide, guideline, model, exemplar, type 1.2 A required standard; a level to be complied with or reached. the 7 per cent pay norm had been breached again Example sentencesExamples That is particularly important for rural suppliers, because often the rural supply is for their stock as well as for domestic purposes and they accept a standard that is below the norm. Grahamstown city engineer Terry Horner objected as this did not meet the national minimum norms and standards which required road access to ‘each and every site’. Fighters kept their gravity well below Earth norm, the standard gravity found on ships and space stations. In general, a child is considered to have speech delay if speech development is significantly below the norm of other children of the same age. However, some countries in the SADC region are setting the norm and standard on how to win the war against corruption. The share of the households in the distribution that has an availability of calories below the norm is classified as undernourished. On average, these students' scores at Grades 3, 7, and 11 were at least one or more grade levels below the norm. Taking the generally accepted norm of 5 people per family, that's 16 families. Educational concessions, subsidies and promotions as well as government jobs are to be restricted to those who accept the small family norm. There are many people who are paid way above the norm. By European standards, that's a really big budget; by Hollywood standards, it's below the norm. It also showed that the majority of Scots think smoke-free restaurants should be the norm, prompting Deacon to call on the pub and restaurant trade to take urgent action to create smokeless zones. According to Mintel, typical store brand food shoppers tend to be young, with incomes below the norm. Many teachers themselves believe that 70 hours a week is the norm, and is required of them. One day it's 10 degrees below the norm for this time of the year, the next it's 10 degrees above. Secondly, it has been incorrectly assumed that the standard set by developed countries can be considered the norm. It streamlines and doctors the varieties of English into a uniform entity, and at the same time it makes the standardized English the norm, internationally acceptable and accessible. Now more than ever, the level of detail on every garment has become a requirement, and may soon reach the norm. Mid-week rain has kept water levels above the norm for the time of year and another bream-focussed contest seems likely. Action will be taken against those who fail to comply with the norm. 2Mathematics The product of a complex number and its conjugate, equal to the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary components, or the positive square root of this sum. 2.1 An analogous quantity used to represent the magnitude of a vector. Example sentencesExamples The random vector is drawn from a Gaussian distribution whose standard deviation is 20% of the norm of the force vector. verb nɔːm [with object] Adjust (something) to conform to a norm. Example sentencesExamples This version of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test was normed on monolingual Spanish speakers outside of the U.S. mainland and then tested with bilingual Hispanics on the U.S. mainland. Second, teachers have experience with many children, so their responses are implicitly normed. Contrary to popular belief, IQ tests are very well normed and give consistent results across different forms of the test. The authors of one article made overt their use of research instruments with African American couples that were originally designed and normed with European American couples. Though the test was normed for 7 year old students, these young students seemed to have trouble with the gradations of the scoring system. Thus, lower performance of bilingual children on tests normed on monolinguals could imply a distribution of knowledge across the two languages rather than a general linguistic deficiency. When the SAT was normed, its population represented a small minority of college-bound white middle-class students. Recommendations for early identification testing often include the use of commercially available, nationally normed measures of reading and phonological awareness. Origin Early 19th century: from Latin norma 'precept, rule, carpenter's square'. enormous from mid 16th century: Enormous is from Latin enormis, from e- ‘out of’ and norma ‘pattern, standard’ (the root of norm (early 19th century), and normal (mid 17th century)). In early use it meant ‘abnormal, unusual, extraordinary’ and also ‘abnormally bad, monstrous, shocking’ as well as ‘huge’. This bad sense is still found in enormity (Late Middle English), which strictly means ‘a grave crime or sin’ or ‘the extreme seriousness of something bad’, although today people increasingly use it to mean simply ‘great size or scale’. Rhymes conform, corm, dorm, form, forme, haulm, lukewarm, Maugham, misinform, outperform, perform, shawm, storm, swarm, transform, underperform, warm Definition of norm in US English: norm nounnôrmnɔrm 1the normSomething that is usual, typical, or standard. this system has been the norm in Germany for decades Example sentencesExamples Upper class or not, women must not assume that just because Caesarians have become the norm, it's normal. Standards are very much the exception rather than the norm. True, heavy rainfall in November is the norm, and deluges, whether they strike in March or in December, will always cause some flooding. Some companies, such as Bank of Ireland, automatically include this type of accident in their standard cover, but this is not the norm. The country has been plagued by political scandals and infighting in government, and strikes and demonstrations are now the norm. Older people, particularly, worry about what appears to be everyday standards of behaviour which now pass as the norm in contemporary Western society. Expectations of excellence were the norm and achievement was the never-stated aim. We aim to develop a community in which working, teaching and learning are enjoyable, purposeful and effective and where high expectations are the norm. Testing has long impeded all groups of minority students, and is a strong barrier to the success of minorities in schools where standardized testing is the norm. The brewery was praised for supplying its Old Brewery real ale throughout the country at relatively low prices - on average nearly 30p cheaper than the norm. Far from the norm and at the same time about as normal as Hollywood gets, this is a hidden gem. Given the Pride In York campaign, the standards applied to Lilac Avenue should become the norm, not the exception. ‘Being of normal weight is no longer the norm,’ says Johnstone. As he readily admits, such an extreme experiment is not the norm for any typical American, but his case is used to prove a point about the rise of obesity in the United States. Perhaps there is a shying away from the detailed academic tomes which have become the norm in biographies, towards something more friendly to the average reader. I'd like to have witnessed more action, but given that Kingston's darkest crimes are more one-offs than the norm, the night's events were pretty typical for the patrol. We challenge you to join us in creating healthy work environments by making these standards the norm. But the trouble is that this kind of burglary - the kind most likely to go ‘wrong’ - is now the norm in Britain. It has driving strength which is quite the usual and the norm running through the Mazda range. The clamour for marks and a rank at the end of the term is so intense and common that it's the norm to harass a child as long as it's for better marks. Synonyms standard, usual, normal, typical, average, the rule, predictable, unexceptional, par for the course, what one would expect, expected, to be expected, only to be expected 1.1usually norms A standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group. the norms of good behavior in the Civil Service Example sentencesExamples Social norms and traditions of behavior, which are loosely correlated with the law, also set consumer expectations. Abnormality has also been defined in terms of both statistical and social norms - behaviour that is statistically uncommon is seen as abnormal. Superimposed on shared expectations, preferences, and knowledge structures are social norms guiding action. According to this view of things, the Revolution may have caused long aftershocks, but it did not itself generate norms or patterns of behaviour. Strict conformity to harsh social norms was demanded of everyone, regardless of status or wealth. Those who deem conventional values and institutions as important are likely to abide by conventional social norms. Although I like to think of myself as a modern and liberated woman, I can't help but fall prey to the guidelines of social norms. Medical workers are members of our society, and their value systems are largely consistent with social norms. It is based on the notion that society usually exercises control over individual behaviour and desire through social rules and norms. Certain financial reward today is, for some individuals, better than the uncertain reward of behaving properly and conforming to social norms. Justice reinforces social norms and deters some would-be perpetrators. It has long been established that there is a strong association between crime and deviant behavior and the breakdown of social bonds or norms. You are likely to take steps that do not fit into social norms or patterns. You may not conform to social norms and patterns. In such settings, the social norms and rules which usually justify or encourage questioning and dissent may no longer work. However much we treasure a belief in free will, social norms and conventions exist partly to reduce the need to make choices in the first place. Deviance refers to behavior or characteristics that violate significant social norms and expectations and are negatively valued by large numbers of people. The distortion and utter disregard for social norms, anti-social behaviour and altered family values, are some of the manifestations of this phenomenon. It is easy to assume that these new roles lead to strains on the elderly in that: they must adapt to changes in social norms and acceptable behavioral standards. In such matters, social and cultural norms dictate people's behavior. Synonyms convention, standard, criterion, measure, gauge, yardstick, benchmark, point of reference, touchstone, barometer, litmus test, basis, scale, rule, formula, pattern, guide, guideline, model, exemplar, type 1.2 A required standard; a level to be complied with or reached. with modifier the 7% pay norm had been breached again Example sentencesExamples There are many people who are paid way above the norm. It streamlines and doctors the varieties of English into a uniform entity, and at the same time it makes the standardized English the norm, internationally acceptable and accessible. By European standards, that's a really big budget; by Hollywood standards, it's below the norm. According to Mintel, typical store brand food shoppers tend to be young, with incomes below the norm. Secondly, it has been incorrectly assumed that the standard set by developed countries can be considered the norm. It also showed that the majority of Scots think smoke-free restaurants should be the norm, prompting Deacon to call on the pub and restaurant trade to take urgent action to create smokeless zones. The share of the households in the distribution that has an availability of calories below the norm is classified as undernourished. Mid-week rain has kept water levels above the norm for the time of year and another bream-focussed contest seems likely. Many teachers themselves believe that 70 hours a week is the norm, and is required of them. That is particularly important for rural suppliers, because often the rural supply is for their stock as well as for domestic purposes and they accept a standard that is below the norm. Action will be taken against those who fail to comply with the norm. However, some countries in the SADC region are setting the norm and standard on how to win the war against corruption. On average, these students' scores at Grades 3, 7, and 11 were at least one or more grade levels below the norm. Fighters kept their gravity well below Earth norm, the standard gravity found on ships and space stations. In general, a child is considered to have speech delay if speech development is significantly below the norm of other children of the same age. Taking the generally accepted norm of 5 people per family, that's 16 families. Educational concessions, subsidies and promotions as well as government jobs are to be restricted to those who accept the small family norm. One day it's 10 degrees below the norm for this time of the year, the next it's 10 degrees above. Now more than ever, the level of detail on every garment has become a requirement, and may soon reach the norm. Grahamstown city engineer Terry Horner objected as this did not meet the national minimum norms and standards which required road access to ‘each and every site’. 2Mathematics The product of a complex number and its conjugate, equal to the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary components, or the positive square root of this sum. 2.1 An analogous quantity used to represent the magnitude of a vector. Example sentencesExamples The random vector is drawn from a Gaussian distribution whose standard deviation is 20% of the norm of the force vector. Origin Early 19th century: from Latin norma ‘precept, rule, carpenter's square’.
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