NORM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Norm

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: nɔːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

something that is usual, typical, or standard

Short Definition:

usual or typical thing

Examples:
  • strikes were the norm
Definition:

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.

Short Definition:

product of complex number and conjugate

Word: Norm

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: nɔːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

adjust (something) to conform to a norm.

Short Definition:

adjust something to conform to norm

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