norm

Definitions


[nɔːm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- something that is usual, typical, or standard
(e.g: strikes were the norm)

- 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


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


[nɔːm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- adjust (something) to conform to a norm


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




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