norms

n. standard; quota; rule; type of mathematical function

Norm may mean:Norm (artificial intelligence)Norm (philosophy)Norm (sociology)NormativeThe diminutive of the proper name, "Norman"Grandmaster norm, a chess result required to qualify for an official title (also IM norm, WGM norm, etc.)In mathematics:Norm (mathematics), a map that assigns lengths to vectorsNormed vector spaceMatrix normField norm in algebraic number theory and Galois theoryReduced norm in algebra over a field theoryThe nonnegative integer function in the definition of Euclidean domainThe product of conjugate elements of an algebraic elementIn descriptive set theory, a map from a set into the ordinals (see prewellordering)A statistical concept in psychometrics
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Noun
1. a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"
(hypernym) standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
2. a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
(synonym) average
(hypernym) statistic
(hyponym) age norm
(classification) statistics

<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 of Minkowski functional; all vectors that end on the surface have the same norm then.
The most popular norm is the Euclidean norm.
(2004-02-15)

accepted ways of behaving in society.