norm

//nɔːm//
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Noun

normSingular
normsPlural
1

A standard or pattern of behavior that is typical or expected within a particular group or society.

Working from home has become the norm in many companies.

2

An accepted standard or way of being or doing things.

Working from home has become the norm in many companies.

3

In mathematics, a function that assigns a strictly positive length or size to each vector in a vector space.

The norm of a vector measures its length in the vector space.