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  1. norm
    (mathematics) A real-valued function modelling the length of a vector. The norm must be homogeneous and symmetric and fulfil the following condition: the shortest way to reach a point is to go straight toward it. Every convex symmetric closed surface surrounding point 0 introduces a norm by means ...
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  2. Norm
    [artificial intelligence] In Multi-Agent Systems (MAS), a branch of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a Norm is a formal specification of a deontic statement that aims at regulating the life of software agents and the interactions among them. It can be an obligation, a permission or a prohibitio...
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  3. norm
    [n] - a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
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  4. NORM
    Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
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  5. NORM
    Normal
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  6. NORM
    National Organization of Restoring Men
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  7. Norm
    Norm noun [ Latin norma a rule. See Normal , adjective ] 1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type. 2. (Biol.) A typical, structural unit; a type. Agassiz.
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  8. norm
    1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type. ... 2. <biology> A typical, structural unit; a type. ... Origin: L. Norma a rule. See Normal. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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  9. norm
    noun a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; `the current middle-class norm of two children per family`
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  10. Norm
    • (a.) A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type. • (a.) A typical, structural unit; a type. • (a.) A typical, structural unit; a type. • (a.) A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.
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  11. norm
    rule or standard of behaviour shared by members of a social group. Norms may be internalized—i.e., incorporated within the individual so that there ... [7 related articles]
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  12. Norm
    Norm is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `North Man, Viking` Where is it used? The name Norm is mainly used In English.It is an abbreviated form of Norman, used In English.See also In English and In Italian: Norma In English: Normina In English: Normand The name Norm doesn`t appear ...
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  1. Norm
    This is a function of a vector, say x , that satisfies three properties: Homogeneous tx = t x for all (scalars), t. Positive x > 0 for x not= 0. (Note 0 = 0 by homogeneity, so 0 is the unique vector with zero norm.) Subadditive x + y <= x + y Norms that arise frequently in mathematical programming a...
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  2. Norm
    [group] In mathematics, in the field of group theory, the norm of a group is the intersection of the normalizers of all its subgroups. This is also termed the Baer norm, after Reinhold Baer. The following facts are true for the Baer norm: ...
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  3. Norm
    Norm is derogatory British gay slang for a heterosexual.
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  4. Norm
    Norm is derogatory British gay slang for a heterosexual.
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  5. Norm
    [chess] A norm in chess is a high level of performance in a chess tournament. Several norms are one of the requirements to receive a title such as Grandmaster from FIDE. == Grandmaster norm == In order to qualify for the title of Grandmaster of chess, a title awarded by FIDE, the World Chess...
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  6. Norm
    [philosophy] Norms are concepts (sentences) of practical import, oriented to effecting an action, rather than conceptual abstractions that describe, explain, and express. Normative sentences imply “ought-to” types of statements and assertions, in distinction to sentences that provide “...
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  7. Norm
    [mathematics] In linear algebra, functional analysis and related areas of mathematics, a norm is a function that assigns a strictly positive length or size to all vectors in a vector space, other than the zero vector. A seminorm, on the other hand, is allowed to assign zero length to some no...
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  8. Norm
    [social] Social norms are the explicit or implicit rules specifying what behaviours are acceptable within a society or group. They can also be defined as the shared ways of thinking, feeling, desiring, deciding, and acting which are observable in regularly repeated behaviours and are adopted...
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  9. norm
    1. a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
    2. a statistic describing the location of a distribution

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  10. Norm
    performance standards that is established by a reference group and that describes average or typical performance. Usually norms are determined by testing a representative group and then calculating the group's test performance.
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  11. Norm
    (1) In sociology, a culturally relative guideline for social behavior. (2) In testing, a statistical measure of central tendency, as a mean, median, or mode.
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  12. Norm
    An expected standard of behavior and belief established and enforced by a group.
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  13. norm
    norm, authoritative rule or standard by which something is judged and on that basis approved or disapproved. Examples of norms include standards of right and wrong, beauty and ugliness, and truth and falsehood. Several fields of philosophy, especially ethics, aesthetics, and logic, evaluate such rul...
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