Norm - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|nɔːrm|
Brit.
|nɔːm|
noun
- a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
the current middle-class norm of two children per family
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution (syn: average)it set the norm for American homes
Extra examples
She scored well above the norm in math.
Smaller families have become the norm.
Women used to stay at home to take care of the children, but that's no longer the norm.
Short term contracts are now the norm with some big companies.
Joyce's style of writing was a striking departure from the literary norm.
The current middle-class norm of two children per family.
European Norm
The pattern's deviation from the norm is significant.
28% of children tested below the norm.
She grabbed Norm's arm and spun him around to face her.
Word forms
noun
singular: norm
plural: norms
singular: norm
plural: norms
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