norm
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3.9
- noun
- /nɔrm/
- Specialized
:
norma
- Based on his condition, I'd say something outside of the norm.
- test norms
- standardized norms
- comparison to norms
I got lucky, but I am not the norm.
- I got lucky, but I am not the norm.
- Houses in this area are super cheap compared to the norm, right?
Examples
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Enterprises granting wage increases above the norm were subjected to very high rates of tax.
Academic text (1990) -
Blood sugar levels are three times the norm; phosphorus and uric acid are off the scales.
Fiction book (1998) -
That's five times the industry norm.
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I have to remind you, Mr. Buttermaker that my batting average is well below the norm.
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Census bureau records now list the Applegates as an average American family, hitting every statistical norm right on the nose.
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All measures were adjusted for participant age using the norms provided with the assessment instruments.
Academic text (2011) -
The lowest age for which norms are available for both Binet scales is 2 years.
Academic text (1990) -
Conditions are so severe that Mexico City exceeded World Health Organization norms on 310 days in 1990.
Academic text (1991) -
Today, top-level cooperation is as much the norm as debilitating factional competition.
Academic text (2011) -
In many cultures, punctuality is considered the norm for professional meetings.
Synonyms
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1.3
The usual level of something, often shown by a number
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5.1
Having the average value for a set of numbers
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Etymology
The word norm also comes from the Latin norma and is the same root as normal. A statistical norm is the 'usual' or 'average' value in a group, so it shows what we expect most people or things to be like.